Search for dissertations about: "azurophil granule"

Showing result 6 - 8 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words azurophil granule.

2. 6. Membrane Proteins in Human Neutrophils - Identification and Characterization of Lipid Rafts in Subcellular Organelles

   Author : Elisabeth Feuk-Lagerstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Human neutrophils; Subcellular organelles; Membrane proteins; Lipid rafts; DRMs;

   Abstract : The human neutrophil is an important effector cell in acute inflammation and in the innate immune response against bacteria and fungi. When immune reactions occur in the tissue in response to antigen challenge, neutrophils are the first cells to enter the site of inflammation. READ MORE

4. 7. Transcriptional control of Bactericidal/permeability increasing protein (BPI) and cathepsin G in myeloid cells

   Author : Andreas Lennartsson; Avdelningen för hematologi och transfusionsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; extracellular fluids; Haematology; extracellulära vätskor; Hematologi;

   Abstract : The neutrophil store its effector proteins in several distinct types of cytoplasmic granules, developed sequentially during cell maturation. The different subtypes of granules have unique protein content and functional characteristics. The formation of each granule subtype coincides with the biosynthesis of its content. READ MORE

5. 8. Interaction Between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Human Neutrophils

   Author : Nasrin Perskvist; Monica Thelestam; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the etiologic agent of tuberculosis, is responsible for more deaths each year than any other single pathogen. Mononuclear phagocytes and T cells are crucially involved in the control and local containment of this infection. Less is known about the contribution of neutrophils to control tuberculosis. READ MORE