Search for dissertations about: "scavenger receptors"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 swedish dissertations containing the words scavenger receptors.

  2. 1. Hyaluronan receptors of liver endothelial cells, their purification and characterisation

    Author : Peter A. G. McCourt; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biochemistry; hyaluronan; scavenger receptors; ICAM-1; liver endothelial cells; Biokemi; Biochemistry; Biokemi; fysiologi; Physiology;

    Abstract : Hyaluronan (HA) is a polysaccharide common throughout the connective tissues. and is found at low concentrations in the blood. The major site of its clearance is via an endocytic receptor on liver endothelial cells (LEC). This process is vital, as excessive serum levels of HA lead to clotting disorders and overly viscous blood. READ MORE

  4. 2. Cell-penetrating peptides; chemical modification, mechanism of uptake and formulation development

    Author : Kariem Ezzat; Ülo Langel; Steven Dowdy; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cell penetrating peptides; gene therapy; scavenger receptors; pharmaceutical formulation; solid dispersion; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi; Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology;

    Abstract : Gene therapy holds the promise of revolutionizing the way we treat diseases. By using recombinant DNA and oligonucleotides (ONs), gene functions can be restored, altered or silenced according to the therapeutic need. READ MORE

  5. 3. Cell-penetrating peptides for oligonucleotide delivery : Design and uptake mechanisms

    Author : Staffan Lindberg; Ülo Langel; Arwyn Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cell-penetrating peptides; gene therapy; scavenger receptors; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi; Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology;

    Abstract : The use of oligonucleotides for gene therapy has the potential to efficiently treat a plethora of diseases with minimal side effects. However, the use of oligonucleotides is hampered by the properties of these molecules, which make it essentially impossible for them to permeate the cellular membrane. READ MORE

  6. 4. Cell-penetrating peptide based nanocomplexes for oligonucleotide delivery

    Author : Jakob Regberg; Ülo Langel; Arwyn Tomos Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cell-penetrating peptides; oligonucleotides; gene therapy; drug delivery; scavenger receptors; blood-brain barrier; neurokemi med molekylär neurobiologi; Neurochemistry with Molecular Neurobiology;

    Abstract : Oligonucleotide-based drugs hold great promise for the treatment of many types of diseases, ranging from genetic disorders to viral infections and cancer. The problem is that efficient delivery across the cell membrane is required for oligonucleotides to have their desired effect. Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) provide a solution to this problem. READ MORE

  7. 5. Radiolabelled Oligonucleotides for Evaluation of in vivo Hybridisation Utilising PET Methodology

    Author : Gábor Lendvai; Mats Bergström; Sergio Estrada; Barbro Eriksson; Raymond Josephsson; Bertrand Tavitian; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Molecular medicine; Gene expression; Antisense oligonucleotides; Positron emission tomography; In vivo hybridisation; In vivo biodistribution; Chromogranin-A; 68Ga; RT-PCR; Scavenger receptors; Molekylärmedicin;

    Abstract : Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) may interfere in gene expression on the basis of hybridising to its complementary messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence in the cell thereby preventing the synthesis of the peptide. Therefore, these ODNs may be potential drugs to treat human diseases by “knocking down” the expression of responsible genes or correcting the maturation process of mRNA in the field called antisense therapy. READ MORE