Search for dissertations about: "primary sclerosing cholangitis"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words primary sclerosing cholangitis.
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21. The importance of fat and alcohol for progression and prognosis in chronic liver disease
Abstract : Chronic liver disease is an increasing cause of global morbidity and mortality. The popular belief is that liver disease is caused mainly by alcoholic liver disease or viral hepatitis. READ MORE
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22. Etiology and early detection of pancreatic cancer
Abstract : Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dismal malignancies. Although its incidence and prevalence are relatively low, the disease burden is still an important health issue, especially in terms of mortality. Primary prevention is of utmost importance for such detrimental disease, however, the underlying etiology remains largely unknown. READ MORE
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23. Studies of innate and adaptive lymphocytes in human liver diseases and viral infections
Abstract : The immune system, including innate and adaptive lymphocytes, is involved in determining the outcome of many human diseases. Two lymphocyte subsets, natural killer (NK) cells and T cells, which are present in both peripheral blood and in tissues, will be further discussed in the context of acute and chronic viral infections and inflammatory liver diseases in this thesis. READ MORE
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24. Immune interactions with the liver
Abstract : The liver has an important role in the induction of immune tolerance and can be a target for immune mediated damage. The following studies are performed to address the role of liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSEC) in tolerance induction and to understand some of the mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). READ MORE
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25. Non-Invasive Characterization of Liver Disease : By Multimodal Quantitative Magnetic Resonance
Abstract : There is a large and unmet need for diagnostic tool that can be used to characterize chronic liver diseases (CLD). In the earlier stages of CLD, much of the diagnostics involves performing biopsies, which are evaluated by a histopathologist for the presence of e.g. fat, iron, inflammation, and fibrosis. READ MORE