Search for dissertations about: "opsonophagocytosis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the word opsonophagocytosis.

  2. 1. Infectious immunity and pneumococcal vaccine responses in multiple myeloma and related disorders

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; multiple myeloma; Waldenstrom s macroglobulinemia; MGUS; elderly; immunity; infection; pneumococcal vaccination; ELISA; opsonophagocytosis;

    Abstract : Multiple myeloma (MM), Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are B cell conditions associated with suppressed immune functions and susceptibility to infection. Severe pneumococcal disease is common not least in MM patients and vaccination is considered important, although the protective efficacy is debated. READ MORE

  4. 2. Complement-dependent defence against bacterial infection. Studies in C2 deficiency

    Author : Barbro Selander; immunologi och glykobiologi - MIG Avdelningen för mikrobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antibody responses; polysaccharide antigens; vaccination; mannan-binding lectin MBL ; complement; C2 deficiency; Immunology; serology; transplantation; Immunologi; serologi;

    Abstract : The complement system is critically involved in defence against bacterial infection. C2 deficiency is, apart from mannan-binding lectin (MBL) deficiency, the most common homozygous complement deficiency among Caucasians. READ MORE

  5. 3. Staphylococcal cell wall associated proteins : characteristics and host interactions

    Author : Anna Bjertsjö Rennermalm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Staphylococcus; aureus; epidermidis; cell wall; surface; protein; fibronectinbinding protein; fibrinogen binding protein; internalisation; immunisation; endocarditis; opsonisation;

    Abstract : Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis are members of the same family and share several features. S. aureus causes many diseases ranging from mild skin infections to deep tissue infections and septic shock. S. READ MORE

  6. 4. Pneumococcal interactions with the host : threats and therapeutic approaches

    Author : Mario Codemo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus) is a Gram-positive bacterium responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide. Apart from causing severe pneumonia, septicemia or meningitis, pneumococci are also major contributors to less severe diseases like otitis media and sinusitis. READ MORE

  7. 5. Streptococcus pneumoniae and the host : activation, evasion and modulation of the human innate immune system

    Author : Laura Spelmink; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of severe infections such as pneumonia, septicemia and meningitis, but also a common colonizer of the nasopharynx in children. In most individuals colonization is harmless and eventually cleared by the immune system, but in rare cases pneumococci can reach deeper into the body and cause diseases. READ MORE