Search for dissertations about: "beta defensins"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words beta defensins.

  2. 1. Mechanisms and Biological Costs of Bacterial Resistance to Antimicrobial Peptides

    Author : Hava Lofton Tomenius; Dan I Andersson; Ørjan Samuelsen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antimicrobial peptides; antibiotic resistance; fitness cost; Salmonella Typhimurium; Staphylococcus aureus; bile; serum; pH response; growth rate; mice; phoP; pmrB; waaY; LPS; LL-37; defensins; membrane potential; Mikrobiologi; Microbiology;

    Abstract : The global increasing problem of antibiotic resistance necessarily drives the pursuit and discovery of new antimicrobial agents. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) initially seemed like promising new drug candidates. Already members of the innate immune system, it was assumed that they would be bioactive and non-toxic. READ MORE

  4. 2. Antimicrobial peptides as defense molecules at the interface of the host and bacteria

    Author : Ulf Meyer-Hoffert; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Microbes surround us. However, most of the time we are unaware of them. Our epithelial surfaces, which provide the physical barrier and separate us from the environment, are usually free of signs of a battle taking place. READ MORE

  5. 3. Innate and adaptive immunity in childhood celiac disease

    Author : Göte Forsberg; Marie-Louise Hammarström; Riccardo Troncone; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : Celiac disease (CD) is an inflammatory small-bowel enteropathy caused by a permanent intolerance to wheat gluten and related proteins in rye and barley. Even though the disease originate from the small intestine the clinical symptoms varies in affected individuals and are often different in small children compared to adolescents and adults. READ MORE