Search for dissertations about: "co-cultured astrocytes"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words co-cultured astrocytes.

  2. 1. Central nervous modulation of pain - a clinical and experimental study

    Author : Christopher Lundborg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : pain; head and neck; cisterna magna; baroreflex; noradrenaline; GDNF; co-cultured astrocytes; naloxon; osteoarthritis; calcium;

    Abstract : This series of studies addresses several conceptual issues in modern pain therapy related to the contemporary understanding of mechanisms and modulators involved in the pain sensation. Novel invasive therapy for severe pain, neurogenic interactions, humoral regulators and cellular responses were studied. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cell interactions in the CNS and their consequences for neuronal apoptosis

    Author : Mikaela Berglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Aggregate cultures; apoptosis; automated image analysis; cytochrome c; interactions; JNK; microglia; neuron; neural precursor cells; rotenone; UV.;

    Abstract : The central nervous system consists of an intricate network of neurons and glial cells that depend on reciprocal communication to develop and maintain the vital functions of the brain. if the balance is disturbed by injury or disease, two cell types in particular, microglia and astrocytes, respond by producing factors that help combat the infection or delimit the affected area. READ MORE

  5. 3. Isolation and characterization of adult neural stem cells

    Author : Clas B Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Intermediate filaments; GFAP; nestin; scar formation; regeneration; rodent and human neural stem cells; multipotency.;

    Abstract : Injury to the central nervous system (CNS) is one of man's most handicapping situations resulting in severe functional impairment and in some cases a vegetative state where life is supported artificially. The brain and spinal cord, constituting the CNS, have been viewed for decades as having limited capacity of regeneration with no neurogenesis in the adult. READ MORE