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Impaired glucose tolerance in ischemic heart disease
(2005-11-18)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance test
(IGT) are well known risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Individuals with IGT, a prediabetic state, are asymptomatic during many
years ...
Viral zoonoses in Estonia : hantaviruses and tick-borne encephalitis virus : identification, prevalence, serological and genetic relationships
(2006-02-15)
, suggested that SAAV and DOBV represent distinct hantaviruses.
Two rodent species, C. glareolus and A. agrarius, were found positive for hantavirus antigen at rates of 13,7% and 4,5% of the investigated rodents, respectively. Analysis of viral sequences...
Progression of periodontitis and influence of periodontal bacteria on release of inflammatory markers in Swedish adults
(2005-12-23)
Periodontitis is a common infectious disease worldwide. An estimated 15-35% of the adult population in industrialized countries suffers from this multifactorial disease. The percentage of people affected by periodontal ...
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...
Biosynthesis of leukotriene B4 in hematological malignancies
(2005-05-27)
Leukotrienes (LT) are biologically active metabolites of the fatty acid
arachidonic acid (AA). After liberation of AA by phospholipase A 2 (PLA
2), this fatty acid can be converted to leukotrienes, lipoxins,
prostaglandins ...
Tobacco smoking and periodontal health in a Saudi Arabian population
(2005-09-23)
effect was observed in both cigarette and water pipe smokers compared to non-smokers (Study I). Both cigarette and water pipe smoking were associated with the presence of more than 10 pockets of ¡Ý5 mm probing depth. The relative risk for periodontal...
Regulation of non-responsiveness and death in cytotoxic T cells by the agonistic potency of MHC : peptide ligands
(2006-04-21)
CD8+ T lymphocytes are important for immunological control of infections and tumors. The key interaction required to initiate the process of T cell activation is the engagement of the T cell receptor (TCR) with a major ...
The post-polio syndrome : studies of immunology and immunomodulatory intervention
(2005-09-02)
baseline in patients receiving IVIG, while the placebo group displayed a 5.8 % decrease ( p=0.029). Five of eight subscales of the SF 36 improved significantly over baseline in the IVIG group, but none in the placebo group. Two subscales, vitality...
Pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes with emphasis on the mechanism of insulin resistance
(2006-09-15)
Type 2 diabetes is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia and develops slowly through stages of early impairments of glucose metabolism. The disease is often associated with obesity, physical inactivity, decreased insulin ...
Prevention of complications in pediatric cataract surgery
(2004-11-26)
This thesis was performed to find ways to lessen the complications to pediatric cataract surgery, which is an increasingly safe procedure, also in infants. However, there are some complications to the surgery, which threatens ...