Search for dissertations about: "epithelial cells"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 888 swedish dissertations containing the words epithelial cells.

  2. 21. Human intestinal epithelial cells in innate immunity : interactions with normal microbiota and pathogenic bacteria

    Author : Gangwei Ou; Sten Hammarström; Marie-Louise Hammarström; Agnes Wold; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immunology; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : Rod-shaped bacteria were previously shown to be associated with the small intestinal epithelium of children with celiac disease (CD). Using culture-dependent and independent methods, we characterized the microbiota of small intestine in children with CD and controls. The normal microbiota constitutes an unique organ-specific biofilm. READ MORE

  4. 22. Nasal epithelial cells : innate immunity and inflammation

    Author : Lotta Tengroth; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The surface epithelium that lines the nasal passages is often the first tissue in the airway to encounter inhaled pathogens. It collaborates closely with the innate immune system, a subsystem of the immune system that defends the host from infection by organisms, mainly by initiating a local inflammatory reaction. READ MORE

  5. 23. Interplay between bacteria and host epithelial cells

    Author : Lisa Maudsdotter; Ann-Beth Jonsson; Cindy Grove Arvidson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Microbial-cell interaction; Adherence; Infection; Lactic acid bacteria; Antimicrobial peptides; molekylär biovetenskap; Molecular Bioscience;

    Abstract : Bacterial pathogens have developed multiple ways of manipulating host cell functions to exploit the host environment. We found that interactions with epithelial cells increase the resistance of the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis to the antimicrobial peptide LL-37. READ MORE

  6. 24. Cancer Genomics - Molecular Analysis of Epithelial Cells

    Author : Anna C. Gustafsson; KTH; []
    Keywords : DNA microarray; Pyrosequencing;

    Abstract : Cancer is a disease involving multiple causal andsymptomatic genetic changes, collectively reflecting theselective pressures that occur during tumor development.Epithelial cancers are by far the most common type of cancerworldwide and investigation of the alterations associated withepithelial carcinogenesis will ultimately lead to improvementsin diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment of thedisease. READ MORE

  7. 25. New aspects of allergic mechanisms and innate immunity in asthma. Alarmins as upstream mediators of asthma inflammation

    Author : Sangeetha Ramu; Lunds universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Asthma; Aeroallergens; Airway inflammation; Bronchial epithelial cells; Bronchial smooth muscle cells; Metabolic DAMPs; Proteases; Allergen immunotherapy; Mast cells; Viral infections; innate immunity;

    Abstract : Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease affecting over 300 million individuals worldwide. Both respiratory viral infections and aeroallergens have been identified as important risk factors for asthma. READ MORE