Search for dissertations about: "antimicrobial peptide"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 128 swedish dissertations containing the words antimicrobial peptide.

  2. 21. Signaling and transcriptional regulation of antimicrobial peptide genes in Drosophila melanogaster

    Author : Hanna Uvell; Ylva Engström; Won-Jae Lee; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; antimicrobial peptides; drosophila; immunity; transcriptiona regulation; Molecular biology; Molekylärbiologi;

    Abstract : Insects rely solely on innate immune reactions for protection against infect-ing microbes in their environment. In Drosophila, one major defense mechanism is the production of a battery of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). READ MORE

  4. 22. The human antimicrobial peptide hCAP18 in epithelial defense

    Author : Margareta Frohm Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Innate immunity; host defense; antimicrobial peptide; hCAP 18; LL-37; epithelia; wounds; breast cancer;

    Abstract : Gene-encoded antimicrobial peptides serve a protective role in host defense. They are multifunctional effector molecules in innate immunity - the nonadaptive immune system -with the capacity to kill a broad spectrum of microorganisms. READ MORE

  5. 23. Antimicrobial potential of Geobacillus sp. ZGt-1 isolated from Zara hot spring in Jordan : Piecing the puzzle of the antagonistic activity of a novel bacterial strain

    Author : Rawana Alkhalili; Bioteknik; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Thermophiles; Geobacillus; antimicrobial potential; antimicrobial peptides; bacteriocins; lanthipeptides; toxin-antitoxin; genome sequence;

    Abstract : The problem of antibiotic resistance is rising continuously, creating a warning signal that calls for finding alternatives. Not only that, but there is also a rising demand for natural food preservatives. The pharmaceutical and food industry sectors are working on fulfilling these needs. This thesis is exploring possible solutions to these issues. READ MORE

  6. 24. STRUCTURAL, FUNCTIONAL AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES OF ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES

    Author : Mukesh Pasupuleti; Lund Dermatologi och venereologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; amphipathicity and end-tagging protease susceptibility; anaphylatoxin C3a; P. aeruginosa; S. aureus; innate immunity; amphipathic molecules; Antimicrobial peptides; infectious disease; bacteriostatic; microbicidal and cytolytic properties;

    Abstract : Antimicrobial peptides represent a heterogeneous group that displays multiple modes of action such as bacteriostatic, microbicidal and cytolytic properties that are sequence and concentration dependent. Life threatening infectious disease is now a worldwide crisis and treating them effectively is becoming difficult day by day, due to the emergence of antibiotic resistant strains at alarming rates. READ MORE

  7. 25. Bacteria-host cell interactions : Studies on initial colonization, antimicrobial peptides, and biofilms

    Author : Gabriela Wassing; Ann-Beth Jonsson; Elena Vikström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Neisseria meningitidis; Lactobacillus; host responses; EGR1; antimicrobial peptides; hBD2; A20; biofilm; molekylär biovetenskap; Molecular Bioscience;

    Abstract : The obligate human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis asymptomatically colonizes the upper respiratory tract, but crossing of the epithelial barrier can cause life-threatening meningitis and/or sepsis. N. READ MORE