Search for dissertations about: "freund s complete adjuvant"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words freund s complete adjuvant.

2. 1. Modulation of immune responses in murine collagen induced arthritis

   Author : Fredrik Bäckström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Experimental arthritis; type II collagen; immunomodulation; oral tolerance;

   Abstract : Murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) is the most common model for studying human rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Autologous or heterologous type II collagen (CII) emulsified in Freund´s complete adjuvant induces arthritis in susceptible mice, which is histopathologically similar to RA. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies on the role of NGF in arthritis-induced pain transmission using gait and weight bearing as outcome measures

   Author : Kristina Ängeby Möller; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Pain is one of the most common reasons for seeking healthcare, with approximately forty percent of those suffering from chronic pain having joint pain. Osteoarthritis is the most common cause of joint pain, but currently there are few treatments available. READ MORE

5. 3. Biochemical biomarkers at the site of inflammation and in peripheral blood

   Author : Anja Finn; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Biochemical biomarkers are small molecular species, naturally varying or experimentally induced, which are measurable in body fluids and which may provide alternative or complementary tools to describe disease processes or to assess responses to pharmacological treatment. The focus of this thesis is inflammatory biomarkers, mediators, chemokines and cytokines that attract immune cells and that regulate the course of the inflammatory process at the site of inflammation. READ MORE