Search for dissertations about: "Sandra Olsson"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Sandra Olsson.
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1. Signal transduction in macrophages. Intracellular pathways activated by microbial constituents
Abstract : Macrophages play an essential role in the defense against infection by phagocytosis and by production of inflammatory mediators. Such mediators are TNF? and eicosanoids. Many microbial agents elicit arachidonate release in macrophages that lead to the formation of eicosanoids. READ MORE
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2. Host-Guest Interactions for Structural Analysis of Organic Molecules : Development of new Tools for Stereochemical Characterization
Abstract : The focus of this thesis is on the development of molecular tweezers as host-guest systems for stereochemical characterization of small organic molecules.There are two central problems to stereochemical characterization of small molecules. READ MORE
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3. Effects of Pregnancy and Hormones on T cell Immune Regulation in Multiple Sclerosis
Abstract : Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by a dysregulated immune system leading to chronic inflammation in the central nervous system. Despite increasing number of treatments, many patients continue to deteriorate. READ MORE
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4. Impact of disease and treatment on body weight and eating in patients with head and neck cancer : experiences from a multicenter study
Abstract : Background Nutritional deterioration in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) has a multifactorial etiology mainly associated with tumor and treatment related factors. The objective of the present thesis was to investigate the impact of the disease and treatment on body weight and eating in patients with HNC treated with radiation therapy (RT) as the single modality treatment or as preoperative RT by analyzing body weight and body mass index (BMI) over time, predictive factors for weight loss and BMI, weight loss and BMI as prognostic factors for survival, and by studying the patients’ own experience of food and eating. READ MORE
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5. Gene Expression Patterns in a Rat Model of Human Endometrial Adenocarcinoma
Abstract : Endometrial cancer develops from the endometrium of the uterus and is the most common pelvic malignancy diagnosed in women in the western society. Similar to all cancer diseases, endometrial cancer is a disorder that results from complex patterns of genetic and epigenetic alterations involved in the malignant transformation. READ MORE