Search for dissertations about: "otitis media with effusion"

Showing result 16 - 18 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words otitis media with effusion.

  2. 16. Studies on experimental anaerobic infections of the middle ear and on the polymorphonuclear leukocyte function under anaerobic conditions

    Author : Magnus Thore; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Otitismedia; anaerobicbacteria; experimental; nitroimidazoles; antibody; phagocytosis; anaerobiosis;

    Abstract : Despite the clinical importance of anaerobic bacteria in otitis media and the uncertainty regarding the proper treatment of the anaerobic focal infection, few experimental studies focused upon the role of these microorganisms in otitis media have been publis­hed. In the present investigation a guinea-pig model for the induc­tion of anaerobic monoinfections in the middle ear was described. READ MORE

  4. 17. Immunological studies of adenoids in children : relation to atopy

    Author : Georgios Papatziamos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Adenoids; atopy; flow cytometry; immunohistochemistry; IgE; IL-2; IL-4; IFN-gamma; epsilonGL transcripts; IgE cells; IgE plasma cells;

    Abstract : The nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoids is in constant interaction with our environment with every breath we take. This organ, rich in B cells, contains all the immunocompetent cells necessary for an interaction with T cells, exerted through secretion of cytokines and resulting in the production of immunoglobulins and the formation of memory cells. READ MORE

  5. 18. Immune cells in human pharyngeal and palatine tonsils and in the uvula : tissue distribution, cellular composition and functional properties

    Author : Katarina Olofsson; Marie-Louise Hammarström; Sten Hellström; Britta Rynnel-Dagöö; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The adenoid (pharyngeal tonsil), the palatine tonsils and the uvula are strategically located at the entrance of the upper airodigestive tract. By virtue of their location they are incessantly exposed to inhaled and ingested antigens. READ MORE