Search for dissertations about: "trypanosomiasis"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the word trypanosomiasis.
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1. Novel treatment of African trypanosomiasis
Abstract : Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) or Sleeping Sickness is fatal if untreated. Current drugs used for the treatment of HAT have difficult treatment regimens and unacceptable toxicity related issues. READ MORE
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2. Microfluidic Cell and Particle Sorting using Deterministic Lateral Displacement
Abstract : Microfluidics is a field which has the potential to revolutionize medical diagnostics. The ability to sort and analyse cells by the use of portable handheld devices has the potential to enable sensitive devices for point-of-care diagnostics. READ MORE
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3. Salvage and de novo synthesis of nucleotides in Trypanosoma brucei and mammalian cells
Abstract : All living cells are dependent on nucleic acids for their survival. The genetic information stored in DNA is translated into functional proteins via a messenger molecule, the ribonucleic acid (RNA). Since DNA and RNA can be considered as polymers of nucleotides (NTPs), balanced pools of NTPs are crucial to nucleic acid synthesis and repair. READ MORE
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4. Immunopathology and signalling molecules involved during experimental African trypanosomiasis
Abstract : In humans, African trypanosomiasis occurs in two forms; the chronic West African form is caused by T.b. gambiense and the acute or subacute East African form is caused by T.b. READ MORE
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5. Oral eflornithine treatment of late-stage human African trypanosomiasis
Abstract : Human African trypanosomiasis is a fatal disease unless treated. It is a parasitic vector borne disease endemic in sub-Saharan African countries. Eflornithine is a recommended treatment for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis (g-HAT) in the later disease stage when the parasites have infected the central nervous system. READ MORE
