Search for dissertations about: "thesis on diarrhea"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 81 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis on diarrhea.

  2. 16. Role of antimicrobial peptides in combating shigellosis and in antibiotic-associated diarrhea

    Author : Protim Sarker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute front-line components of innate immunity in multicellular organisms. AMPs are able to kill a wide range of pathogens and exhibit additional important functions such as chemotaxis, angiogenesis and wound healing. These peptides are constitutively expressed in immune and/or epithelial cells. READ MORE

  4. 17. The Epidemiology of Childhood Celiac Disease: A Social Epidemiological Perspective on Perinatal Factors

    Author : Carl Johan Wingren; Socialepidemiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Celiac Disease; Children; Risk Factors; Sibling design; Social Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Celiac disease is a chronic gastrointestinal disease affecting approximately 1% of the population. It is precipitated in genetically predisposed individuals by ingestion of food containing gluten or similar proteins that are present in wheat, rye and barley. READ MORE

  5. 18. Nutritional rehabilitation of persistent diarrhea in childhood : factors determining recovery and the relationship of systemic infections with intestinal function

    Author : Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Persistent diarrhea; Nutritional rehabilitation; Recovery; Infections; Insulin-like growth factor IGF}I; Rat model; Intestinal secretion; Permeability; Cytokines; Nitric Oxide; Motility; Bacteremia.;

    Abstract : Nutritional rehabilitation of persistent diarrhea (PD), a major killer of children in the third world, poses an enormous challenge. We validated the efficacy of a traditional local weaning diet based on rice-lentils (Khitchri) and yogurt (K-Y diet) for nutritional rehabilitation of PD. READ MORE

  6. 19. The gut-brain axis in Parkinson’s disease : epidemiological studies on causes, underlying mechanisms and novel treatments

    Author : Xiaoying Kang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disease with highly heterogeneous symptomatology. Little is known about why PD occurs. The gastrointestinal tract has been postulated as an origin of PD pathology, which then spreads along the gut- brain axis to enter the brain. READ MORE

  7. 20. Studies on interactions of norovirus capsid protein with fucosylated glycans and galactosylceramide as soluble and membrane bound ligands

    Author : Waqas Nasir; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Norovirus-glycan interactions;

    Abstract : Noroviruses (NVs) are among the most common viral pathogens which target the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and cause severe diarrhea, vomiting and episodes of abdominal cramps with fever. Millions of people around the world get infected with NVs annually, of which 200,000 cases are estimated to be fatal. READ MORE