Search for dissertations about: "pyroptosis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the word pyroptosis.
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1. Timing Matters : Wounding and entomopathogenic nematode infection kinetics
Abstract : Over time, insects have developed complex strategies to defend themselves against presenting threats. However, in the evolutionary arms race of survival, pathogens have adapted to quickly overcome the immune response mounted by the host. READ MORE
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2. Inflammatory cell death of human macrophages induced by Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin
Abstract : Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans is a bacterium mainly associated with aggressive forms of periodontitis. Among its virulence factors, a leukotoxin is suggested to play an important role in the pathogenicity. READ MORE
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3. Characterization of the attenuated Francisella tularensis strain FSC043 : with special focus on the gene pdpC
Abstract : Francisella tularensis is a highly infective, intracellular bacterium. It is capable of infecting a wide range of mammals and causes the disease tularemia in humans. As a result of its high infectivity there have been a lot of efforts made to create a generally available vaccine against this pathogen. READ MORE
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4. Roles in innate immune receptors : host – pathogen interactions and strengthening vaccines
Abstract : During the past decades our knowledge of innate immunology has increased drastically. This has improved our understanding about how innate immune cells can distinguish self from non-self, commensal bacteria from pathogens, and how it affects later adaptive immune responses. READ MORE
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5. Regulation of inflammasomes by host- and pathogen-derived factors
Abstract : The term inflammasome was first coined in 2002 and describes an intracellular multiprotein complex mediating inflammation by inducing the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β and IL-18) and a lytic form of cell death called pyroptosis. Since then, an impressive amount of research has revealed many details about the mechanisms of inflammasome activation as well as the functional relevance of inflammasome activation in different contexts. READ MORE