Search for dissertations about: "asthma"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 483 swedish dissertations containing the word asthma.

  2. 21. New aspects of allergic mechanisms and innate immunity in asthma. Alarmins as upstream mediators of asthma inflammation

    Author : Sangeetha Ramu; Lunds universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Asthma; Aeroallergens; Airway inflammation; Bronchial epithelial cells; Bronchial smooth muscle cells; Metabolic DAMPs; Proteases; Allergen immunotherapy; Mast cells; Viral infections; innate immunity;

    Abstract : Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease affecting over 300 million individuals worldwide. Both respiratory viral infections and aeroallergens have been identified as important risk factors for asthma. READ MORE

  4. 22. Asthma and respiratory symptoms related to the housing environment

    Author : Margot L. A. Frisk; Kitty Kamwendo; Ann-Britt Ivarsson; Göran Stridh; Christer Janson; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Accessibility; adaptation; asthma; housing environment; risk indicators; index; occupational therapy; prevention; respiratory symptoms.; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Vårdvetenskap; Nursing Science; Vårdvetenskap med inriktning arbetsterapi; Nursing Science w. Occupational Therapy Focus;

    Abstract : The overall aim of this dissertation was to study the housing environment with a focus on indoor climate factors which may maintain or worsen respiratory symptoms among persons with asthma.Quasi-experimental and cross-sectional designs and a case-control approach were used. READ MORE

  5. 23. Asthma and Rhinitis among Adults in Sweden and China : Risk Factors in the Home Environment

    Author : Juan Wang; Dan Norbäck; Christer Janson; Karin Engvall; Tuula Putus; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rhinitis; Asthma; Home; Dampness; Mould; Ventilation; Occupational and Environmental Medicine; Arbets- och miljömedicin;

    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis was to evaluate associations between selected home environment factors and asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptoms among adults from Sweden, China and northern Europe. Two studies were performed in Sweden, one in China, and one longitudinal cohort study was performed in northern Europe. READ MORE

  6. 24. Epidemiological studies of asthma and allergic diseases in teenagers : methodological aspects and tobacco use

    Author : Linnea Hedman; Eva Rönmark; Bertil Forsberg; Maria Nordin; Amund Gulsvik; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epidemiology; asthma; allergic diseases; wheeze; agreement; smoking; snus; teenagers;

    Abstract : Parental reports are often used in studies of asthma and allergic diseases in children. A change in respondent from parent to index subject usually occurs during adolescence. Little is known about the effects this change in method might have on the outcomes of a longitudinal study. READ MORE

  7. 25. Functional Aspects of Epithelia in Cystic Fibrosis and Asthma

    Author : Zhanna Servetnyk; Godfried Roomans; Michael Wilschansky; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Cell biology; cystic fibrosis; CFTR; chloride transport; airway epithelium; sweat gland; asthma; corticosteroids; montelukast; Cellbiologi;

    Abstract : The cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a cAMP activated chloride channel in the apical membrane of epithelial cells, is defective in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Research efforts are focused on chloride channel function in order to find a cure for the disease. READ MORE