Search for dissertations about: "nonobese diabetic mouse"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words nonobese diabetic mouse.
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1. The genetic basis of T and B cell contribution to autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
Abstract : The nonobese diabetic mouse (NOD) is an excellent animal model to study type 1 diabetes. As with some humans, disease in the NOD mouse is effected by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. At least 20 insulin dependent diabetes (Idd) susceptibility loci have been identified so far, both in humans and in the NOD mouse. READ MORE
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2. Interferons in antiviral defense and autoimmunity : focus on type 1 diabetes
Abstract : Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a disease characterized by the loss of insulin producing beta-cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans. Interferons (IFNs), produced by immune cells and infected parenchymal cells, may be protective or damaging in the pathogenesis of T1D. READ MORE
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3. B cell repertoire development in normal physiology and autoimmune disease
Abstract : The B cell repertoire in the neonatal immune system (IS) is characterised by reactivity towards self-components, including other immunoglobulin (Ig) V-regions. These properties have been suggested to be a requirement for the development of a normal immune system. READ MORE
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4. Antigen presenting cells in autoimmune diabetes: phenotype, function and modulation by Linomide
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to better understand the role of antigen presenting cells (APC) in the development of diabetes in the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse. We have shown that DC and Mphi that infiltrate the islets of Langerhans produce tumour necrosis factor-a (TNF-a), a cytokine known to contribute to the pathogenesis in the early stages of diabetes development. READ MORE
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5. Type 1 diabetes : the autoimmune process and islet transplantation
Abstract : Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease characterized by the selective loss of the insulin-producing β-cells residing in the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas. Cytokines are involved in diabetes development in the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse model. READ MORE