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Studies of VEGF-B and novel PDGFs in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis
(2004-02-06)
The family of VEGF/PDGF growth factors and their receptors are important regulators of tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. VEGFs have been shown to play important roles in development of both blood and lymphatic vessels by ...
Retinoid processing in vivo : characterization and structure-function analysis of retinol dehydrogenases
(2003-05-15)
Retinoids (vitamin A derivatives) are vital nutrients that regulate a variety of physiological processes, including embryonic development, postnatal growth, reproduction, cell differentiation as well as maintenance of the ...
Elucidation of pro-apoptotic signaling induced by cisplatin
(2003-02-07)
A major clinical problem regarding treatment of malignant tumors with anticancer drugs is inherent or acquired resistance to therapy. One factor contributing to drug resistance of cancer cells is failure to undergo apoptosis. ...
Molecular biology of Brouton's tyrosine kinase
(2003-11-14)
X-linked agammaglobulinemia (XLA) is caused by an arrest in the B lymphocyte differentiation. XLA patients lack mature B-cells and subsequently antibody production. The defective gene causing XLA is the BTK gene, which codes for the protein Bruton...
Malignant mesothelioma : an experimental study with emphasis on proteoglycans in mesothelial cell growth and differentiation
(2002-04-17)
Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor with median survival ranging from 4 to 12 months and, despite intense therapeutical efforts, it is invariably fatal. Mesothelioma cells are unique in the sense that they ...
Quality of life in patients with malignant blood disorders : a clinical and methodological study
(2002-10-25)
The overall aim of this thesis was to evaluate and, improve measurements of, health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients with malignant blood disorders. Patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT), ...
On age related changes in axons and glia of the central nervous system
(2002-08-09)
A growing body of evidence shows that phenotypic changes including axon aberrations, rather than loss of neurons, account for behavioral impairments during aging. The present thesis was undertaken to investigate the ...
Functional characterization of the alternative reading frame protein p14ARF
(2004-05-06)
A deeper understanding of the molecular events underlying tumor development is a prerequisite for the design of novel and efficient therapies. Inactivation of the p53 and retinoblastoma (Rb) tumor suppressor pathways appears ...
Biocomputational studies on protein structures
(2002-08-16)
Biology in the post-genomic era produces large amount of data. This, in combination with the need for efficient algorithms to find genes in the genomic material, has brought a renaissance into the field of computational ...
Morbidity in Ménières disease : aspects on quality of life and triggering factors
(2002-11-22)
Menieres disease is an inner ear disorder of unclear origin, characterized by severe attacks of simultaneously appearing fluctuant hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and a feeling of aural fullness. The disease has a well-known ...