Search for dissertations about: "viral vectors"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the words viral vectors.

  2. 6. Generation of induced neurons via direct conversion in vivo and in vitro

    Author : Olof Torper; Neurobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cellular reprogramming; cell replacement therapies; induced dopaminergic neurons; in vivo reprogramming; Lentiviral vectors; AAV vectors;

    Abstract : Cellular reprogramming is when one cell is changed into another. This involves structural modifications on the DNA of a cell resulting in a transcriptional change. This occurs naturally during development when early pluripotent cells gradually differentiate into more specialized cells that finally result in a complete organism. READ MORE

  4. 7. Gene therapy in epilepsy: neuropeptides and neurotrophic factors

    Author : Irene Kanter Schlifke; Lund Wallenberg Neurocentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurologi; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; piriform cortex; hippocampus; neuropsykologi; encapsulated cells; viral vectors; GDNF; galanin; epilepsy; gene therapy; neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common form of epilepsy among adult patients, and the most problematic one as seizures cannot be controlled by currently available drugs in 30 % of patients. Gene therapy based on overexpression of endogenous anti-epileptic agents such as the neuropeptide galanin and the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) represents a promising new approach for treatment of TLE. READ MORE

  5. 8. Targeted gene transfer in the developing central nervous system using viral vectors

    Author : Simon Stott; Brain Repair and Imaging in Neural Systems (BRAINS); []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; gene transfer; in utero; neonatal; GDNF; nigrostriatal; dopamine; AAV; retrovirus; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi;

    Abstract : Dopamine (DA) is a neurotransmitter that plays a fundamental role in many aspects of normal brain function. The majority of DA neurons in the brain reside in one region ? the midbrain ? and project axonal connections to specific areas. One of the main target regions of the DA system is the striatum. READ MORE

  6. 9. Genetic vaccination against acute viral disease

    Author : Marina N Fleeton; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Semliki Forest virus; Alphavirus. Influenza A virus; DNA vaccines. Influenza vaccine. Respiratory Syncytial Viruses; Louping Ill. Flavivirus Infections;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the development of recombinant vaccines based on the Semliki Forest virus (SFV) expression system. Immunisation of mice with recombinant virus particles, a layered DNA/RNA plasmid vector, and recombinant self-replicating RNA were carried out and the protective effect of these recombinant vaccines against viral challenge were examined. READ MORE

  7. 10. Development of lentiviral vectors for CNS gene transfer

    Author : Johan Jakobsson; Brain Repair and Imaging in Neural Systems (BRAINS); []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; Biotechnology; Gene Therapy; Neurological disorders;

    Abstract : Gene therapy in the brain is a promising treatment strategy that in the future may be used for several brain disorders, including Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and lysosomal storage diseases. By introducing a new gene, rather than providing a classical pharmacological drug, gene therapy offers the opportunity to treat neurological disorders by a single intervention. READ MORE