Search for dissertations about: "ketone bodies"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words ketone bodies.

  2. 1. Glucose and ketone body metabolism : with emphasis on ketotic hypoglycemia

    Author : Jenny Alkén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Ketone bodies; glucose production; SCOT deficiency; hypoglycemia;

    Abstract : Idiopathic ketotic hypoglycemia is characterized by hypoglycemia and elevated levels of ketone bodies (beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetoacetate) during fasting. The affected children are otherwise healthy and they usually present with the condition before 5 years of age. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reduced Preoperative Fasting in Children

    Author : Hanna Andersson; Peter Frykholm; Mark Thomas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Fasting; Children; Preoperative; Pulmonary Aspiration; Anestesiologi och intensivvård; Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care;

    Abstract : Preoperative fasting is recommended in order to reduce the risk of perioperative pulmonary aspiration. However, preoperative fasting may have negative effects on patient wellbeing and homeostasis. READ MORE

  5. 3. The microbiome, PPARγ and AhR in the inflammation-metabolism interface within the gastrointestinal tract

    Author : Agata Korecka; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The mammalian body is a mosaic of different organisms - a holobiont, which contains all the biomolecules and their metabolites encoded in our eukaryotic genome and supplemented by an even larger pool of prokaryotic genes and products. This symbiotic coexistence is presumed to have evolved to necessitate the sharing of biological and biochemical needs important for growth, body physiology, survival and reproduction. READ MORE

  6. 4. Apolipoprotein CIII in the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus

    Author : Patricia Recio López; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : It has previously been shown that high levels of apolipoprotein CIII (apoCIII) are related to both type-1 (T1D) and type-2 diabetes (T2D). In this thesis, mechanisms whereby apoCIII affects diet- and genetically-induced obesity and metabolic derangements, and the role of the environment and apoCIII in the development of T1D, have been studied. READ MORE

  7. 5. Intestinal adaption in response to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

    Author : Erik Elias; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obesity; bariatric surgery; proteomic analysis; intestinal permeability; calcium; bone mineral density; lipid metabolism;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is a condition with increasing prevalence that leads to morbidity, decreased quality of life and reduced life expectancy. The only effective evidence-based treatment is bariatric surgery. READ MORE