Search for dissertations about: "purine nucleoside phosphorylase"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words purine nucleoside phosphorylase.

2. 1. Targeting the nucleotide metabolism of the mammalian pathogen Trypanosoma brucei

   Author : Munender Vodnala; Anders Hofer; Arne Holmgren; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Trypanosoma brucei; adenosine kinase; thymidine kinase; methylthioadenosine phosphorylase; mouser ribonucleotide reductase; E. coli ribonucleotide reductase; RNR; Ara-A; F-Ara-A; dNTP; NTP; doexynucleotide metabolism; nucleosides; nucleoside kinases; allosteric regulation; biologisk kemi; biological chemistry;

   Abstract : Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness in humans and Nagana in cattle. There are no vaccines available against the disease and the current treatment is also not satisfactory because of inefficacy and numerous side effects of the used drugs.T. READ MORE

4. 2. Myocardial energy metabolism in ischemic preconditioning, role of adenosine catabolism

   Author : Mohammad Kavianipour; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Ischemic preconditioning; adenosine; purine nucleoside phosphorylase; microdialysis; pig; Medicine; medicin;

   Abstract : Brief episodes of ischemia and reperfusion render the myocardium more resistant to necrosis from a subsequent, otherwise lethal ischemic insult. This phenomenon is called ischemic preconditioning(IP). READ MORE

5. 3. Targets and strategies for drug development against human African sleeping sickness

   Author : Farahnaz Ranjbarian; Anders Hofer; Staffan G. Svärd; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; T. brucei thymidine kinase; T. brucei methylthioadenosine phosphorylase; FANA-A purine nucleoside analogues; essential oils;

   Abstract : Trypanosoma brucei is a causative agent of African sleeping sickness. It is an extracellular parasite which circulates in the blood, lymph and eventually invades the central nervous system. READ MORE

6. 4. Energy-metabolic aspects of ischemia and pre-treatment: studies in porcine myocardium

   Author : Katarina Ahlström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : myocardial ischemia; adenosine; preconditioning; carbon monoxide;

   Abstract : The focus of this thesis is to clarify mechanisms involved in protective pre-treatment of ischemia by carbon monoxide (CO) and ischemic preconditioning (IP), so that new pro-tective therapies can be designed. This is studied in heart muscle, where the clinical gain would ultimately be to be able to prolong the period during a threatened myocardial infarction where permanent injury can be prevented. READ MORE

7. 5. Primary immunodeficiency in southern Sweden. Strategies for diagnosis and clinical management

   Author : Nicholas Brodszki; Lund Pediatrik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immune system; Lymphocytes; T-cell; B-cell; Antibodies; Complement system; Epidemiological study; Primary immunodeficiency; Severe combined immunodeficiency; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this PhD project was to gain insight into the incidence of primary immunodeficiency (PID) in southern Sweden and to optimize diagnostic and treatment measures for these patients. We estimated the occurrence rate of PID in the pediatric population of southern Sweden during a period of 4 years and described the demographic, clinical and immunological characteristics of the identified cases. READ MORE