Search for dissertations about: "type III secretion system"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words type III secretion system.

  2. 21. Upper extremity impairments in type 1 diabetes in comparison to matched controls without diabetes : associations to the IGF-system, metabolic factors, disability and quality of life

    Author : Kerstin Gutefeldt; Anna Spångeus; Kerstin Brismar; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Compared with the general population, people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) more often exhibit pathological alterations in musculoskeletal tissue (impairments). Some of these impairments involve the upper extremities, i.e., the shoulders, hands, and fingers. READ MORE

  4. 22. Infection biology of Chlamydia pneumoniae

    Author : Leslie Bailey; Sven Bergström; Peter Nordström; Anders Waldenström; Kenneth Fields; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Type three secretion system; Bone; Medicine; Medicin;

    Abstract : There are two main human pathogens in the family of Chlamydiaceae. Different serovars of Chlamydia trachomatis cause sexually-transmitted disease and eye infections whereas C. pneumoniae (TWAR) is a common cause of community-acquired respiratory infection. READ MORE

  5. 23. Anti-diabetic and anti-inflammatory effects of medicinal plants in a type 2 diabetic animal model

    Author : Ezarul Faradianna Lokman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Type 2 diabetes;

    Abstract : Medicinal plants have been suggested since ancient times to be a good source of drugs for treating diabetes. The aims of this thesis were to identify the anti-diabetic effects and to understand further the mechanisms involved for two traditional plants, borapetol B (C1) isolated from Tinospora crispa, and Gynostemma pentaphyllum (GP), in diabetic rats. READ MORE

  6. 24. Factors affecting the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, with special reference to vitamin D

    Author : Anna Deleskog; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Type 2 diabetes; prediabetes;

    Abstract : There is increasing evidence that vitamin D may influence several non-skeletal conditions, including cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disorders and infectious diseases. Vitamin D is among the few vitamins that can be produced by the skin in response to ultraviolet B radiation. READ MORE

  7. 25. Studies of EHEC and the complement system in renal diseases

    Author : Zivile Békassy; Lund Pediatrik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; EHEC; hemolytic uremic syndrome; thrombotic microangiopathy; atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; alternative pathway of complement; dense deposit disease; eculizumab;

    Abstract : This thesis addressed the diagnosis, pathogenesis and clinical course of specific renal diseases hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and dense deposit disease (DDD). HUS may be associated with infection caused by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) or with complement dysfunction due to complement mutations or auto-antibodies (atypical HUS, aHUS). READ MORE