Search for dissertations about: "T Berg"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 swedish dissertations containing the words T Berg.

2. 1. Functional studies of T-cells in rheumatoid arthritis

   Author : Louise Berg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : T-cells; Rheumatoid arthritis; inflammation; cytokines; collagen type II; immunomodulation;

   Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease with autoimmune features primarily affecting the joints. The etiology of RA is largely unknown but involvement of the immune system in the disease process is evident from the infiltration of leukocytes into the joint, and by the production of proinflammatory cytokines, chemokines and proteases, mainly by macrophages. READ MORE

4. 2. Regulatory T cells in human pregnancy

   Author : Jenny Mjösberg; Jan Ernerudh; Göran Berg; Anna Rudin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : During pregnancy, fetal tolerance has to be achieved without compromising the immune integrity of the mother. CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ regulatory cells (Tregs) have received vast attention as key players in immune regulation. However, the identification of human Tregs is complicated by their similarity to activated nonsuppressive T cells. READ MORE

5. 3. S(t)imulating a Social Psychology : G. H. Mead and the Reality of the Social Object

   Author : Olle Westlund; Kaj Håkanson; Lars-Erik Berg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social psychology; social psychology; social; sociality; relativity; object; time; space; George Herbert Mead; Socialpsykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Social psychology is often said to be a scientific discipline aiming at the observation and explanation of actions between human beings or, more generally, between the human individual and the environment. This general proposition holds for most social psychologists, irrespective of allegiance. READ MORE

6. 4. Everyday Mobility and Travel Activities during the first years of Retirement

   Author : Jessica Berg; Jan-Erik Hagberg; Marianne Abramsson; Lena Levin; Kerstin Westin; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Ageing; retirement; mobility; travel activities; place; time-geography; interviews; travel diaries; qualitative longitudinal analysis; åldrande; pensionering; mobilitet; resande; aktivitet; plats; tidsgeografi; intervjuer; resdagböcker; kvalitativ longitudinell analys; 11 Road: Personal transport;

   Abstract : Mobility is central to living an independent life, to participating in society, and  to maintaining well-being in later life. The point of departure in this thesis is that retirement implies changes in time-space use and interruption in routines, which influence demands and preconditions for mobility in different ways. READ MORE

7. 5. Lyso-PC and macrophage interplay. Scavenging through the fatty side of atherosclerosis

   Author : Katarina Berg; Kardiovaskulär forskning - immunitet och ateroskleros; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Atherosclerosis is triggered by LDL entrapment in the vessel wall. Oxidation and enzymatic processing of LDL give rise to inflammatory mediators such as lyso-PC. These inflammatory mediators attract monocytes into the vessel wall where they differentiate into macrophages. The macrophages adopt different phenotypes depending on the environment. READ MORE