Search for dissertations about: "virotherapy"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the word virotherapy.

  2. 1. Oncolytic Adenovirus Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors

    Author : Justyna Leja; Magnus Essand; Valeria Giandomenico; Akseli Hemminki; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adenovirus; virotherapy; oncolytic virus; neuroendocrine tumors; chromogranin A; somatostatin receptors; microRNA; novel biomarkers; Molecular biology; Molekylärbiologi; Oncology; Onkologi; Virology; Virologi; Tumour biology; Tumörbiologi; Medical Science; Medicinsk vetenskap; Oncology; Onkologi; Medical Virology; Medicinsk virologi; Molekylär cellbiologi; Molecular Cellbiology;

    Abstract : Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), originally described as carcinoids, represent a rare and heterogeneous group of neoplasms associated with intensive secretion of hormones, bioactive peptides and amines. Most of the patients are diagnosed at a late stage of disease, often with liver metastases. READ MORE

  4. 2. Reverse genetic studies of Enterovirus replication

    Author : Anna Sävneby; A. Michael Lindberg; Björn Andersson; Peter Gierow; Jonas Waldenström; Martin Ryan; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Enterovirus; picornavirus; coxsackievirus; echovirus; rhinovirus; reverse genetics; replication; translation; transfection; cassette vector.; Virology; Virologi;

    Abstract : Enteroviruses belong to the Picornaviridae family and are small icosahedral viruses with RNA genomes of positive polarity, containing a single open reading frame. They mostly cause mild or asymptomatic infections, but also a wide array of diseases including: poliomyelitis, encephalitis, gastroenteritis, aseptic meningitis, myocarditis, hand-foot-and-mouth disease, hepatitis and respiratory diseases, ranging from severe infections to the common cold. READ MORE

  5. 3. LOAd703 and beyond : Advancing immunostimulatory gene therapy for cancer

    Author : Jessica Wenthe; Angelica S. Loskog; Marco Donia; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Cancer; Immunotherapy; Gene therapy; Oncolytic virus; Adenovirus; CAR T cells; Immune checkpoint inhibition; CD40L; 4-1BBL; IL-2;

    Abstract : In the last decade, immunotherapy has come into the limelight of cancer treatments. Immunotherapy aims to stimulate the body’s own immune system to create or reinvigorate anti-tumor immune responses. READ MORE