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Chemoattractants as causative agents, biomarkers and therapeutic targets in vascular pathology
(2006-09-22)
Atherosclerosis and restenosis are driven by chronic immune response in the vascular wall. This involves cell migration into and within the vessel wall, cell proliferation as well as accumulation of lipids in the vessel ...
Mobile phone use and risk of intracranial tumors
(2004-11-26)
Mobile phones are today an integral part of many people's lives in western societies. The phones emit radiofrequency radiation when being used. Concerns have been raised about possible effects that the exposure may have ...
Bad breath : prevalence, periodontal disease, microflora and inflammatory markers
(2005-03-29)
periodontal disease and bad breath demonstrated a higher percentage of teeth with pockets =5 mm than did individuals without bad breath (p<0.001). Moreover subjects with foetor ex ore showed significantly higher levels of plaque and calculus values than did...
Risk factors for haematological malignancies : immune-mediated diseases, body mass index and magnetic fields
(2006-11-03)
Haematological malignancies constitute approximately 7% of all cancer cases in Sweden, and leukaemia is in fact the most common malignancy among children. The few established risk factors, such as ionising radiation and ...
On neck load among helicopter pilots : effects of head worn equipment, whole body vibration and neck position
(2005-09-13)
rotation, 2-3 % of neck flexion, and 1.5-2.5 % of trunk inclination. The use of NVG increased muscle activity in upper neck by 0.5-1.5 % and in lower neck by about 0.5 %. Results with added counterweight were about the same as with NVG. Muscle activity...
Barrett's oesophagus and metaplasia at the oesophagogastric junction : an epidemiological approach
(2006-11-03)
The aims of this thesis were to estimate the prevalence of Barrett's oesophagus (B0) and related histological aberrations, to investigate agreement between endoscopy and histology regarding the diagnosis of BO and to investigate risk factors for BO...
Pituitary autoantibodies in endocrine disorders
(2005-09-30)
by immunoblotting. Reactivity to a M, 49 000 pituitary autoantigen was significantly more frequent in patients with idiopathic pituitary hormone deficiency (6/21 (28%) p< 0.05) as well as their relatives (10/35 (28%) p<0.02) compared to control subjects (3/44 (6...
The post-polio syndrome : studies of immunology and immunomodulatory intervention
(2005-09-02)
patients. The PPS patients displayed greater numbers of CSF cells expressing mRNA for TNF-alpha (p<0.02), IFN-gamma (p< 0.02), IL-4 (p<0.001) and IL-10 (p<0.05), compared to eight controls with other neurological disorders (OND). The level of increase...
Synthetic studies of marine indole alkaloids and related systems
(2005-11-25)
This thesis is mainly focussed oil the synthesis of marine indole alkaloids and related systems, many of which display interesting biological activities.
In the first part of this thesis we could establish and confirm ...
Diagnostic tests for adiposity and metabolic risk factors in adolescence : results from the Stockholm weight development study (SWEDES)
(2005-03-25)
Background: Despite growing concern about the development of pediatric
obesity, there is still controversy about its classification.
International classification systems have been proposed and national
systems are in ...