Search for dissertations about: "Phd thesis HIV"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Phd thesis HIV.

  2. 1. Deradicalising Giardiasis Treatment

    Author : Sascha Krakovka; Staffan Svärd; Jon Jerlström-Hultqvist; Norbert Müller; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Giardia; encystation; antibiotic resistance; metronidazole; transcriptomics; proteomics; thymidine kinase;

    Abstract : Giardia intestinalis is a unicellular parasite causing the disease giardiasis. This disease is mostly prevalent in low resource settings, mandating low-cost treatment options. READ MORE

  4. 2. Vitamin D metabolism in osteoblast-like cells : effects of drugs on inactivation by CYP24A1

    Author : Ahmad Zayny; Maria Norlin; Kjell Wikvall; Håkan Melhus; Inger Johansson; Fredrik Jerneren; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmaceutical Biochemistry; Farmaceutisk biokemi; Pharmaceutical Biochemistry; Farmaceutisk biokemi;

    Abstract : Vitamin D is essential for bone function, and deficiency in active vitamin D hormone can lead to bone disorders. Long-term treatment with glucocorticoids and antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV infection, results in osteoporosis and increased risk of fractures. Much remains unclear regarding the effects of these compounds in bone cells. READ MORE

  5. 3. Perspectives on Inequality and Social Protection

    Author : Göran Holmqvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; income inequality; social transfers; HIV; crime; fertility; social protection; aid; aid modalities; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The dissertation consists of an introductory chapter and four separate articles. Two of the articles investigate the links between income inequality and two increasingly salient development problems, particularly in Latin America and Africa: violent crime and HIV. READ MORE

  6. 4. Chronic immune activation and lymphocyte apoptosis during HIV-1 infection

    Author : Nicolas Ruffin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : HIV-1 infected individuals are subject to a chronic immune activation resulting from HIV-1 replication, microbial translocation, and lymphopenia. Despite the great advance of antiretroviral treatment (ART), the immune activation remains associated with poor immune reconstitution during HIV-1 infection. READ MORE

  7. 5. Impairment of B cell trafficking and differentiation during HIV-1 infection

    Author : Vu Phuong Linh Dang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : During the course of HIV-1 infection, several B cell dysfunctions occur as result of virus replication and indirect mechanisms of immunopathology. The B cells abnormalities include hypergammaglobulinemia, a decreased number of memory B cells, increased levels of activation markers on B cell surface and plasmacytosis. READ MORE