Search for dissertations about: "duramycin"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the word duramycin.

2. 1. Advances in Pharmacological Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

   Author : Igor Oliynyk; Godfried M. Roomans; Marie Johannesson; Hugo R. de Jonge; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : Cystic fibrosis; CFTR; chloride transport; N-acetylcysteine; NO-donors; duramycin; intracellular calcium; azithromycin; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inborn, hereditary disease, due to mutations in the gene for a cAMP-activated chloride (Cl-) channel, the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). As a result of impaired ion and water transport,the airway mucus is abnormally viscous, which leads to bacterial colonization. READ MORE

4. 2. Chloride transport and inflammation in cystic fibrosis airways

   Author : Georgia Varelogianni; Godfried Roomans; Marie Johannesson; Ólafur Baldersson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : Cystic fibrosis; CFTR; chloride efflux; N-acetylcysteine; ambroxol; duramycin; Nod-like receptors; cytokines; Medicin; Medicine;

   Abstract : Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common lethal, autosomal recessive inherited diseases among Caucasians. It is caused by a mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a chloride channel activated by cyclic AMP. READ MORE