Search for dissertations about: "oral keratinocytes"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words oral keratinocytes.

  2. 11. Periodontal implications of Salvadora persica L

    Author : Reham A Al-Babtain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Periodontal disease is a major public health problem throughout the world and is the most common cause of tooth loss in adults. For periodontitis to develop, specific gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria must predominate in the subgingival microflora, but simple the presence of these bacteria is insufficient to cause periodontal disease as disease progression involves a complex, sequential relationship between infection, inflammation and tissue destruction. READ MORE

  4. 12. Structural and functional studies of streptococcal surface adhesins

    Author : Åsa Nylander; Karina Persson; Maria Selmer; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The oral cavity is home to an array of microorganisms that are associated with dental plaque. Some Gram-positive bacteria are common inhabitants of the oral cavity and in order to colonize such a unique environment adhesion becomes essential and is accomplish by adhesins expressed on the bacterial surface. READ MORE

  5. 13. Function, expression and polymorphism of human alcohol dehydrogenase 3/glutathionedependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase

    Author : Jesper Hedberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 (ADH3), identical to glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase, plays a vital role in the defense against formaldehyde through the activity for the spontaneously formed adduct between formaldehyde and glutathione, Shydroxymethylglutathione (HMGSH). ADH3 may also participate in the metabolism of Snitrosylated glutathione, GSNO. READ MORE

  6. 14. Impact of Lysosomal Function in Cancer and Apoptosis

    Author : Cathrine Nilsson; Karin Öllinger; Emmanuelle Liaudet-Coopman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Oncology; Onkologi;

    Abstract : Lysosomes, the recycling units of the cell, participate in the signaling pathway to apoptosis, which has stimulated the search for anti-cancer drugs targeting the lysosomal compartment. Lysosomes are, however, often altered in cancer cells. READ MORE

  7. 15. Predictive markers : for treatment sensitivity in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Author : Lovisa Farnebo; Karin Roberg; Ann-Charlotte Johansson; Lena Norberg-Spaak; Antti Mäkitie; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer world wide. In Sweden approximately 850 new cases are diagnosed each year, and two thirds are men. The past decades of improved treatment strategies have unfortunately not significantly improved the five-year survival rates for this group of patients. READ MORE