Search for dissertations about: "diabetes extract"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words diabetes extract.

  2. 1. Molecular Mechanisms of Graves' Ophthalmopathy. A focus on smoking and radioiodine

    Author : Bushra Shahida; diabetes och endokrinologi Genomik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Graves’ disease. Graves’ ophthalmopathy; radioiodine; inflammation; adipogenesis; IL-1ß; IL-6; PTGS2 COX2; PGE2; CTLA-4; B lymphocytes; T lymphocytes; Simvastatin; Diclofenac; SNP; gene expression; IGF-1;

    Abstract : Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism and is caused by an interplayof genetic and environmental factors. One-third of patients with GD develop Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO). Keyprocesses in the pathogenesis of GO are inflammation and adipogenesis in orbital tissue. READ MORE

  4. 2. Development of Protocols for Metabolomics in Biomedical Research using Chemometrics

    Author : Anders Danielsson; Centrum för analys och syntes; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; mass spectrometry; gas chromatography; design of experiments; Metabolomics; chemometrics; diabetes; metabolism; multivariate analysis;

    Abstract : Metabolomics is a rapidly growing research field. It aims for quantification of all the metabolites in a biological sample such as plasma, saliva, cerebrospinal fluid or cells. READ MORE

  5. 3. The immunomodulatory properties of C-Med 100 an extract of the plant Uncaria tomentosa

    Author : Christina Silver; Diabetes - immunovirologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi; serology; Immunology; survival; proliferation; inhibition; NF-kB; Uncaria tomentosa; quinic acid;

    Abstract : Extracts from the bark of the vine Uncaria tomentosa have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antimutagenic and antioxidant effects. In this study, we evaluate the effects of an Uncaria tomentosa extract, denoted C-Med 100, on the cellular level of the immune system both in vivo and in vitro. READ MORE

  6. 4. Anti-diabetic effect of gynostemma pentaphyllum tea in type 2 diabetes

    Author : Thi Thanh Huyen Vu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : herbal medicine;

    Abstract : Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is a major non-communicable disease and an important health burden worldwide, especially in the developing countries including Vietnam. Gynostemma pentaphyllum has been widely used in Vietnam as a herbal medicine for the prevention and treatment of T2D but the mechanism related to its effects is unknown. READ MORE

  7. 5. Anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal plants in a type 2 diabetic animal model

    Author : Ezarul Faradianna Lokman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Type 2 diabetes;

    Abstract : Medicinal plants have been suggested since ancient times to be a good source of drugs for treating diabetes. The aims of this thesis were to identify the anti-diabetic effects and to understand further the mechanisms involved for two traditional plants, borapetol B (C1) isolated from Tinospora crispa, and Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP), in diabetic rats. READ MORE