Search for dissertations about: "phagocytosis"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 204 swedish dissertations containing the word phagocytosis.
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21. Towards a detailed understanding of the red blood cell storage lesion : and its consequences for in vivo survival following transfusion
Abstract : Red blood cells (RBCs) are vital for oxygen delivery to tissues and constitute the vast majority of all cells in blood. After leaving the red bone marrow as mature cells, RBCs have a lifespan of approximately 120 days before they are removed from the circulation by macrophages, mainly in the spleen and liver. READ MORE
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22. The involvement of calcium and membrane fusion events in neutrophil secretion and respiratory burst
Abstract : Neutrophil granulocytes play an important role in host defence during the early stages of microbial infection. The neutrophils have to leave the blood stream and migrate out into the tissue where they are able to phagocytose and kill microbes as well as dispose of cell debris from damaged tissues. READ MORE
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23. Novel actions of thrombin-derived host defense peptides
Abstract : Thrombin-derived C-terminal peptides (TCPs) constitute a novel class of immunomodulatory host defense peptides, generated during infection and inflammation. Previous investigations have shown that TCPs of 2-3 kDa inhibit pro-inflammatory immune responses in vitro and in vivo, but their mode of action remained unclear. READ MORE
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24. The adenoid defender of the nasopharynx. A study of the cells in the surface secretion in the nasopharynx
Abstract : The adenoid is implicated in the pathogenesis of upper airway infections (UAI), but in a not yet understood way. In contrast to the adenoid tissue, the surface secretion on the adenoid, which contains not only pathogenic bacteria and viruses but also leukocytes, has attracted little interest. READ MORE
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25. Epidemiological and immunological studies of environmental mycobacteria - with focus on Mycobacterium abscessus
Abstract : Mycobacterium avium, M. abscessus and M. gordonae are three mycobacterial species that are ubiquitous in the environment. M. READ MORE