Search for dissertations about: "interleukin 6 levels in HIV"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words interleukin 6 levels in HIV.

  2. 1. On HIV in the elderly and vitamin B metabolism in HIV infection

    Author : Erika Tyrberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV-1; elderly; drug levels; potential drug-drug interactions; inflammation; immune activation; antiretroviral therapy; homocysteine; neurofilament light protein;

    Abstract : The evolution of the human deficiency virus (HIV) field is unparalleled in the history of infectious diseases. From the first cases in the beginning of the 1980s, when an HIV diagnosis was a death sentence, through the discovery of the first effective medicines, up till today when people living with HIV (PLHIV) with access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) can lead a near normal life. READ MORE

  4. 2. Modulation of invariant NKT cell activity by cytokines and receptors in human disease

    Author : Carlotta Kuylenstierna; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Invariant natural killer T (NKT) cells are innate-like lymphocytes with both immunoregulatory and cytotoxic functions that play a role as activators and regulators of the immune response in many diseases. NKT cells are believed to bridge the innate and adaptive immune systems by rapidly producing large quantities of cytokines after recognition of CD1d-presented lipid antigens. READ MORE

  5. 3. Improving treatment outcomes for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Tanzania : host and pathogen factors

    Author : Tumaini Joseph Nagu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) causes more than 1.2 million deaths each year globally. Yet, survivors of tuberculosis are left with long term sequelae of chronic inflammatory responses with consequent reduced quality of life. READ MORE

  6. 4. Biology of inerleukin-7 variant isoforms

    Author : Lalit Shirish Rane; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The interleukin-7 (IL-7) gene produces nine alternatively spliced mRNA variants. Until now, the clinical and biological significance of alternatively spliced IL-7 products has not been well defined. In this thesis, we investigated IL-7 gene alternative splicing in association with chronic inflammation and infection. READ MORE