Search for dissertations about: "Peritoneal lavage"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Peritoneal lavage.

  2. 1. Exploring medical applications of a bioactive polymer

    Author : Felix Sellberg; David Berglund; Buddy Ratner; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; bioactive polymer; oncology; immunology; radiology; ischemia; translational research;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we have studied a polymeric compound called PVAC, designed as a scavenger of reactive electrophilic substances. We explored several diseases where these substances are overproduced.In Paper I, adhesion formation was induced via bowel anastomosis surgery in rats. READ MORE

  4. 2. Functions of integrin receptors in extravascular neutrophil migration and respiratory burst

    Author : Joachim Werr; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : adhesion molecules; leukocyte migration; neutrophils; chemotaxis; integrins; respiratory burst; leukocyte extravasation; extracellular matrix; intravital microscopy; acute inflammation;

    Abstract : Leukocytes circulate in the vasculature, but, must leave the blood stream and migrate through the surrounding tissue to exert their protective functions in inflammation. Numerous studies have revealed that intravascular leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions involve functions of adhesion molecules belonging to the selectin and integrin receptor families. READ MORE