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Passive volume reduction heart surgery using the Acorn CorCap cardiac support device
(2007-09-14)
Heart failure is a growing health problem, affecting an increasing number
of patients with rapidly increasing costs for the health care system. In
spite of recent improvements in pharmacological, non-pharmacological ...
Strategies to increase effectiveness of growth factor receptors-targeted therapy in glioblastoma
(2007-11-14)
factor receptor tyrosine kinases
(GFR-TKs). In paper I, we showed that the pharmacologic inhibition (using
small molecule inhibitors) of IGF-1R, PDGFR and their intracellular
signalling via PI3-K and ERK1/2 kinases had only modest or not antitumour...
Autocrine/paracrine interactions moendocrine pancreasdulating hormone release in the endocrine pancreas
(2007-11-07)
machine with high throughput capabilities which integrates with other commercial high content screening systems. These technologies were successfully applied to measure [Ca2+]i and hormone release from batches of damaged islets with decreased viability...
Psychological health and life situation in spouses of stroke patients
(2007-05-25)
About 30,000 people in Sweden are affected by stroke each year. The
effect on physical functioning, and also consequences such as depression
and aphasia, are likely to affect not only the life of the patient, but
also the ...
Analysis of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury
(2008-01-18)
Longstanding neuropathic pain is a challenge in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation. Once established it is difficult to treat successfully. Neuropathic pain has a negative influence on quality of life and on the outcome ...
On the role of different signal transduction pathways in induction of apoptosis by anticancer drugs
(2007-04-13)
Anticancer drug treatment gives rise to complex cellular responses in
tumor cells. An improved understanding of the mechanisms underlying these
responses is important in order to improve treatment. It is also of
importance ...
Cataract induced by UVR-B 300nm : characterization and genetic modulation of the lens sensitivity to oxidative stress
(2008-03-28)
Cataract is defined as an opacification of the lens resulting in visual
impairment. Worldwide, it is the number one cause of blindness and there
are currently no strategies to prevent the onset of the disease. Cataract
surgery ...
β-alanine synthase : one reaction, two folds and mechanisms
(2008-01-11)
beta-alanine synthase (betaAS) is the third enzyme in the reductive
pyrimidine catabolic pathway which is responsible for the breakdown of
pyrimidine bases, including several anti-cancer drugs in higher
organisms. We ...
Molecular mechanisms of estrogen action in relation to metabolic disease
(2007-11-16)
Estrogens have multiple effects on the body. Most studied are the
effects on female reproduction. In this thesis, we have focused on the
metabolic effects of estrogens. Estrogen treatment decreases adipose
tissue mass ...
Cisplatin-induced tumor cell death signaling and potentiation by energy metabolism inhibitors
(2007-01-05)
, the effects of sensitizing tumor cells to cisplatin by inhibition of their energy production are investigated. Both an inhibitor of glycolysis, 2-deoxyglucose (DG) as well as an inhibitor of fatty acid â oxidation, etomoxir, were shown to potentiate...