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Isolation and characterization of regulatory peptides and bioactive compounds
(2004-04-28)
Isolation of peptides and other bioactive compounds is an important and often necessary step to get the total information about their structures. This is demonstrated by a number of different characterizations in this ...
Infectious diseases in returning Swedish travellers
(2009-09-24)
The number of travellers to “tropical” parts of the world has increased substantially during the past decades. Identifying risk groups and providing preventive measures is important both to reduce the number of travellers ...
The association between hormonal/reproductive factors and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
(2015-11-25)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which leads to joint damage and bone destruction, with a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors involved in its etiology. RA is more common among ...
Molecular pathogenesis of refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS) : role of the mitochondrial iron transporter gene ABCB7
(2011-08-18)
Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS) is characterized by anemia, erythroid apoptosis, and mitochondrial ferritin (FTMT) accumulation. Granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) inhibits some of these features ...
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis : clinical, biochemical, genetic and histopathological aspects
(2009-11-06)
In the early 1980's, most cases of neonatal cholestasis (often referred to as neonatal hepatitis) remained unexplained. By today, many of these diseases have been characterized in detail. Progressive familial intrahepatic ...
Biomarkers for CNS metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
(2020-11-18)
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises more than 75% of lung cancer cases and is usually diagnosed in advanced stages. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among all solid tumours and the second most ...
Improving the quality of care for hip fracture patients : studies on fast-track to surgery and adverse events
(2018-05-16)
Hip fractures in the elderly are common and are associated with high comorbidity and mortality. Their care and treatment present challenges for nurses and other healthcare professionals and impose a substantial burden on ...
Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly
(2017-11-23)
Femoral neck fracture (FNF) in elderly patients is a common cause of suffering and premature death in individuals with osteoporotic bones. This fracture type is more common in women after menopause, and the associated ...
Nephroprotective effect of the cardiotonic steroid ouabain
(2014-04-30)
It has been shown that Na,K-ATPase (NKA) is a signal transducer. Our group described the anti-apoptotic effect of ouabain to the signaling function of NKA. Exposure of renal cells to low concentrations of the highly specific ...