Search for dissertations about: "luminal preservation"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words luminal preservation.

  2. 1. Intestinal preservation for transplantation: translational approaches

    Author : John M. Söfteland; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; intestinal transplantation; intestinal preservation; apoptosis; tight junction; luminal preservation;

    Abstract : Background: Intestinal preservation injury (IPI) may result in various degrees of mucosal damage, which may later favor bacterial translocation, post-reperfusion syndrome, and upregulation of alloreactivity. Experimental evidence suggests that combining vascular perfusion and cold storage with luminal interventions using polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions may mitigate the mucosal damage and extend the safe storage time. READ MORE

  4. 2. In situ characterization of immune cells mediating potential control of HIV infection in the female genital mucosa

    Author : Anna Gibbs; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Heterosexual HIV transmission is the most common viral transmission route, worldwide, where young women are more susceptible to HIV infection than men. To establish a persistent infection the virus needs to cross the mucosal surface of the female genital tract (FGT). READ MORE