Search for dissertations about: "vagus"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the word vagus.

  2. 21. EPILEPSY AND CHILDHOOD AUTISM - with special reference to neuropsychiatric aspects on surgical interventions for medically intractable epilepsy

    Author : Susanna Danielsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : epilepsy; autism; epilepsy surgery; psychopathology; VNS; treatment outcome; children; cognition;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is much more common in individuals with autism than in the general population. The extent to which epilepsy influences the outcome of autism is poorly understood. Many children with medically intractable epilepsy have neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. READ MORE

  4. 22. Neuroimmune mechanisms in chronic inflammation : translational studies of the inflammatory reflex

    Author : Johanna Estelius; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : A functional immune system is crucial for our survival from the pathogens and toxins we are constantly subjected to. For reasons only partially understood, in some individuals the immune response instead target self antigens, as suggested in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or environmental non-pathogenic antigens, as suggested in allergy, leading to a failure of resolution and development of a state of chronic inflammation. READ MORE

  5. 23. Proteins regulating vesicular docking and fusion : histochemical studies on their presence and regulation in endocrine, neuroendocrine and neuronal cells

    Author : Gunilla Jacobsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : - axotomy; botulinum neurotoxin; cranial nerve; CSP; ECL; endocrine; estrogen; exocytosis; hypothalamus; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization; motoneuron; mouse; mRNA; munc-18; pancreas; parasympathetic; pituitary; rat; salt-loading; sciatic n;

    Abstract : Regulated transmitter release involves docking and fusion of transmitter-containing vesicles with the plasma membrane. Vesicular docking and fusion events are mediated by specific exocytotic proteins located at the vesicle membrane, in the cytoplasm or at the plasma membrane. READ MORE

  6. 24. Parkinson’s disease etiology : beyond the brain and late adulthood

    Author : Bojing Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Despite much effort investigating the etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the causes and the exact mechanisms underlying the disease remain elusive. Braak’s hypothesis suggests that PD pathology may start in the enteric nervous system and later spread to the brain via the vagus nerve. READ MORE

  7. 25. Studies in nuclear receptor Nurr1 : identification of Nurr1-regulated genes

    Author : Elisabet Hermanson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The nuclear receptor family comprises more than sixty members, including receptors for steroids, thyroid hormone and retinoids. Many nuclear receptors function as ligand- activated transcription factors that regulate the expression of specific target genes. READ MORE