Search for dissertations about: "atopic diseases"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 69 swedish dissertations containing the words atopic diseases.

  2. 16. Risk factors for atopic disease in childhood

    Author : Lennart Nilsson; John Taranger; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Background: It is important to assess risk factors for the development of allergic diseases, primarily because these diseases are so common and affect one third of all children in the western world, sometimes with serious manifestations, and also because these diseases have continued to increase over the last few decades.Aims: To study the difference between the cumulative incidence of allergic diseases in 7-ycarold children in 1974 and 1994. READ MORE

  4. 17. Immunological mechanisms in atopic dermatitis : clinical and experimental studies

    Author : Maria Tengvall Linder; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : atopic dermatitis; Cyclosporin A; cytokines; eosinophils; lgE; lgE receptors; Pityrosporum orbiculare; patch test; skin biopsy specimens; T cells;

    Abstract : The aim of the study was to investigate immunological mechanisms in atopic dermatitis. Serum IgE levels are elevated in 80% of atopic dermatitis patients and CD4+ T cells and environmental allergens are known to be of importance in the pathogenesis of the disease. READ MORE

  5. 18. Innate mechanisms regulating B cell activation in inflammatory diseases

    Author : Sara Lind; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Generation of powerful and highly specific immune responses against invading pathogens is essential to our survival. However, the immune system can cause disease if activated in an inappropriate manner. READ MORE

  6. 19. Consequences of Shb Deficiency on Hematopoietic Cell Function

    Author : Karin Gustafsson; Michael Welsh; Martin Bergö; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hematopoiesis; hematopoietic stem cells; myeloid neoplasia; T cells; atopic dermatitis; cell signaling; Medical Cell Biology; Medicinsk cellbiologi;

    Abstract : The adaptor protein Shb has been implicated in the signaling of several tyrosine kinase receptors and previous studies have suggested a role for Shb in the signal transduction of T cells. Shb associates with the T cell receptor (TCR) and partakes in the signal propagation of activated T lymphocytes. READ MORE

  7. 20. New aspects of tissue mast cells in inflammatory airway diseases

    Author : Cecilia Andersson; Luftvägsinflammation; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Mast cell are found throughout the body, but are especially prominent in tissues that have direct contact with the external milieu such as the skin, gastrointestinal tract and lungs. Mast cells are commonly recognized for their detrimental role in allergic reactions and can, upon activation through the high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcεRI), rapidly produce and secrete many of the mediators responsible for the typical symptoms in urticaria, asthma and rhinitis. READ MORE