Search for dissertations about: "secretory IgA"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 swedish dissertations containing the words secretory IgA.
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1. Studies on human secretory immunoglobulins : gross conformation of secretory IgA and binding of secretory components to immunoglobulins A and M
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2. Intestinal IgA synthesis: Localization and requirements for IgA class switch recombination
Abstract : Production of IgA at mucosal surfaces is one of the most striking features of the mucosal immune system. Despite that IgA was first discovered in the 1950’s and secretory IgA described in gut secretions and breast milk in the mid 1960’s we still have limited information about the sites and exact requirements for IgA class switch recombination. READ MORE
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3. Regulation of gut IgA induction by helper T cells
Abstract : The gut is the largest lymphoid organ in the body. Due to intense and constant exposure to the outside world, it also functions as the most important portal of entry for many pathogens. READ MORE
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4. Lactobacilli in the normal microbiota and probiotic effects of Lactobacillus plantarum
Abstract : Lactobacilli colonise most adult individuals and are also frequently used as probiotics, i.e. bacteria which possibly have health promoting effects when ingested. In this thesis, the intestinal Lactobacillus microbiota was studied in longitudinally followed infants. READ MORE
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5. Secretory Autoantibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abstract : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease in which autoantibodies, such as anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), can be detected in the serum of patients. Autoantibodies may appear in the circulation years before clinical signs of joint inflammation occur, indicating that early immunological pathogenetic steps take place outside of the joints. READ MORE