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On lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation surgery
(2005-04-01)
Patients with spinal stenosis and disc herniation are most common in spine surgery. Few population based studies of these patients have been made and no studies of their health related quality of life (HRQOL) by the EQ-5D has been published. The aim...
Intake of fruit and vegetables in European children and their mothers, folate intake in Swedish children and health indicators : overweight, plasma homocysteine levels and school performance
(2005-11-18)
An adequate fruit and vegetable intake provides essential nutrients and
nutritive compounds and is considered an important part of a healthy
lifestyle. Within the Pro Children project, an instrument for assessment
of ...
Preclinical therapeutic vaccination strategies in malignancies with focus on B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
(2006-01-20)
-DC and compared it to the T-cell stimulatory capacity of DC that were fused with tumor cells. Following overnight incubation 22.6 ± 6.2% (mean ± SEM) of DC had endocytosed apoptotic leukemic cells while the frequency of DC-leukemic cell hybrids was 10.5 ± 2.6%. A...
Nitric oxide and evaluation of different treatments in experimental colitis and inflammatory bowel disease
(2006-11-10)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology of the gastrointestinal tract. Central features of IBD are increased ...
Genetic and immunological control of human myasthenia gravis
(2005-09-23)
-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and their receptors are considered to be important for the localization of immune cells. The chemokine receptor CCR2-64I (G/A) allele is associated with autoimmune diabetes in children whereas CCR5delta32 (32 bp deletion) is correlated...
Clinical and economic features of categories of patients in defined populations
(2005-11-18)
This thesis addresses the use of information from health care registers on an individual level, making it possible to elucidate the morbidity and comorbidity patterns in defined populations, and to allocate resources in ...
Platelets and eosinophils in lung tissue remodelling
(2006-08-25)
Tissue injury and inflammation followed by effective repair restores normal function, but defective repair with associated tissue remodelling and fibrosis can lead to loss of organ function. Thus, interactions between ...
Coronary artery bypass surgery without extracorporeal circulation
(2006-03-10)
Introduction: Coronary artery bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation is associated with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that contributes to morbidity and mortality. Aortic cross clamping and cardioplegic ...
Modeling the economics of prevention
(2005-04-29)
Cardiovascular disease, particularly coronary heart disease and stroke, is the most common cause of death world wide, with a prevalence that is expected to increase. The consequences of the modern lifestyle such as obesity ...
Predicting transmembrane topology and signal peptides with hidden Markov models
(2006-03-17)
Transmembrane proteins make up a large and important class of proteins. About 20% of all genes encode transmembrane proteins. They control both substances and information going in and out of a cell. Yet basic knowledge ...