Search for dissertations about: "swine"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 51 swedish dissertations containing the word swine.

  2. 16. Nasal and bronchial airway reactivity in allergic and non allergic airway inflammation

    Author : Karl-Gustav Kölbeck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Nasal hyperreactivity; airway hyperresponsiveness; Rhinostereometry; organic dust; adhesion molecules; endothelial cells;

    Abstract : In allergic or asthmatic airways disease, upper and lower airways show a uniform eosinophilic inflammation of the mucosa, and bronchial hyperreactivity is a common finding. To study the co- variation of mucosal reactivity in upper and lower airways, histamine challenges of both sites were performed in a group of patients with allergic rhinitis during non-season. READ MORE

  4. 17. Effects of glucocorticoids or beta 2-agonists on inflammatory responses induced by organic dust in vitro and in vivo

    Author : Alexandra Ek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Exposure of healthy subjects in a swine barn causes an acute inflammatory response in the airways and an increase in bronchial responsiveness to methacholine. The aim of this thesis was to study the mechanisms by which glucocorticoids or Beta2-agonists interfere with the inflammatory response following swine house dust-exposure both in vitro and in vivo. READ MORE

  5. 18. Feasibility, safety, and diagnostic potential of endomyocardial micro-biopsies

    Author : Arvin Chireh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) is considered a reference method for diagnosis of several cardiac diseases, but the method is limited by significant complication risks and relatively poor sensitivity. Although attempts have been made to improve the tissue analysis with modern molecular methods, the safety and accuracy issues of EMB sampling remain unaddressed. READ MORE

  6. 19. Studies of the molecular genetics and epidemiology of porcine rubulavirus infection

    Author : Julieta Sandra Cuevas Romero; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Porcine rubulavirus (PorPV) infection emerged spontaneously in pigs in Mexico in the early 1980s. Since the report of the initial outbreak of the disease, only one full-length genome from a strain isolated in 1984 (PorPV-LPMV/1984) has been sequenced. There is therefore limited information about the genetic variation of this virus. READ MORE

  7. 20. Nasal and bronchial testing as well as treatment of patients with airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation focusing on the united airway concept

    Author : Anders Ehnhage; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis and asthma is a global health problem on the increase that causes major illness and disability worldwide, and also results in a large financial burden on society. This thesis contains six papers, based on four different clinical studies on humans with allergic as well as non-allergic airways inflammation, such as neutrophil inflammation caused by exposure to swine dust, as well as chronic rhinosinusitis and concomitant asthma with and without NSAID intolerance. READ MORE