Search for dissertations about: "thesis on apheresis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on apheresis.

  2. 1. Studies on antioxidant and lipid lowering effects on human microcirculation

    Author : Qing Lu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Microcirculation; oxidative stress; antioxidant; smoking. hypercholesterolemia; diabetes; vitamin C; Nacetylcysteine; lipid lowering; capillary blood flow velocity; post reactive hyperemia; endothelial function.;

    Abstract : In previous work from this laboratory, vital microscopy was successfully used to study rnicrocirculatcry effects of hypercholesterolemia in a rabbit model. Hypercholesterolemia caused a dramatic depression of the blood flow velocity in the conjunctiva microvessels of the rabbits. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interventional studies on immunological balance in IBD and allergic asthma

    Author : Vladislaw Muratov; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : We have studied a role of immunological balance in connection to allergen challenge in asthma patients and in connection to apheresis treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. It has been suggested that T-helper type 2 cells become recruited into the bronchial mucosa and regulate allergic asthma reaction. READ MORE

  5. 3. Plasma as a Therapeutic Principle in Clinical Practice : With Special Reference to Sweden

    Author : Rut A C Norda; Bo Nilsson; Bernd G Stegmayr; Kristina Nilsson-Ekdahl; Volker Kretschmer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Immunology; adverse effects; contact activation; plasma exchange; plasma storage; severe sepsis; therapeutic apheresis; transfusion; Immunologi;

    Abstract : The newly established Swedish Apheresis Registry makes it possible to do national inter-center comparisons. This study was undertaken to describe and analyze the use of therapeutic apheresis and the adverse effects in such therapy. READ MORE

  6. 4. Selenoprotein P. Nutritional and clinical aspects

    Author : Marie Persson Moschos; Tillämpad biokemi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Food and drink technology; oxidant defense; LDL-apheresis; European survey; selenium supplementation; cancer risk; selenium status; radioimmunoassay; selenoprotein P; human plasma; Livsmedelsteknik; Fysicumarkivet A:1999:Persson Moschos;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the nutritional regulation and clinical significance of selenoprotein P (SeP) in human plasma of healthy and diseased subjects was investigated. For the analysis of SeP, a radioimmunoassay was developed using polyclonal antibodies. READ MORE

  7. 5. Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease : clinical and immunological aspects on remission treatment

    Author : Helena J Rolandsdotter; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background - Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are lifelong conditions characterized by abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and fatigue. The incidence and prevalence are increasing worldwide, with approximately 10-20% of all IBD cases diagnosed during childhood. READ MORE