Search for dissertations about: "mycobacteria"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 swedish dissertations containing the word mycobacteria.

  2. 1. Morphological changes in mycobacteria

    Author : Malavika Ramesh; Leif A. Kirsebom; Anders Løbner-Olesen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mycobacteria; pleomorphism; dnaK_3; microaerobic condition; Morphology; oxygen deprivation; spore-like cells; Biology with specialization in Molecular Biology; Biologi med inriktning mot molekylärbiologi;

    Abstract : Morphological variations at different stages and conditions of growth has been observed frequently in various mycobacteria. Despite years of research, the molecular basis of such variations is still not clear and requires further elucidation. READ MORE

  4. 2. Activation of neutrophils by mycobacteria and mycobacterial components

    Author : Jenny Fäldt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; human neutrophils; mycobacteria; oxygen radicals; cytokines; mycobacterial glycolipids; priming;

    Abstract : The genus Mycobacterium includes free-living saprophytes, opportunists, and human pathogens.Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the organism causing tuberculosis, as well as other pathogenicmycobacteria can survive and multiply inside phagocytic cells, but the underlying mechanisms areonly partly understood. READ MORE

  5. 3. Epidemiological and immunological studies of environmental mycobacteria - with focus on Mycobacterium abscessus

    Author : Bodil Jönsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Bacteriology; Immunology; Epidemiology; Mycobacteria; Mycobacterium abscessus; Colony morphology; Mycobacterial lipids; Cystic fibrosis; PFGE; Human PBMC; Cytokine; Phagocytosis;

    Abstract : Mycobacterium avium, M. abscessus and M. gordonae are three mycobacterial species that are ubiquitous in the environment. M. READ MORE

  6. 4. Defense-peptides against mycobacteria

    Author : Charlotte M A Linde; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Antimicrobial peptides; NK-lysin; granulysin; PR-39; Mycobacterium;

    Abstract : Several members of the genus Mycobacterium can cause serious infections in both man and animal. One of the world's most serious infectious diseases, tuberculosis, is caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Specific defense to tuberculosis/mycobacteriosis is dependent on the individual's ability to mount a proficient immune response. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mycobacterial infection: Immune evasion, host susceptibility and immunological markers of diagnostic importance

    Author : John Arko-Mensah; Carmen Fernandez; Francesco Dieli; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Mycobacteria; Mice; Toll-like receptors; interferon gamma; immunological markers; lung; respiratory tract; susceptibility; Immunology; Immunologi; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : IIn the first study, we investigated the functional implications of prolonged TLR signalling on IFN-γ mediated killing of mycobacteria by murine macrophages in vitro. TLR2, but not TLR4 ligation interfered with IFN-γ mediated killing of mycobacteria in macrophages. READ MORE