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Strategies to improve macroencapsulated islet graft survival
(2007-10-05)
Chronic immunosuppressive therapy may have severe side-effects. In cell
transplantation, the graft can be encapsulated within a membrane chamber,
providing a physical barrier against the immune system. The cell graft
then ...
Neuropathic pain : somatosensory functions related to spontaneous ongoing pain, mechanical allodynia and pain relief
(2010-10-08)
Introduction and aim: Patients with neuropathic pain suffer from spontaneous ongoing pain and from abnormal stimulus-evoked pain, e.g., allodynia. Dynamic mechanical allodynia (DMA) is evoked by a normally innocuous light ...
Cell transplantation and immunoisolation : studies on a macroencapsulation device
(1999-11-26)
Encapsulation of cellular grafts in semipermeable membranes may provide a way to protect the graft from immune attack without the need for pharmacological immunosuppression. In this thesis, the use of immunoisolating devices ...
Child abuse : clinical investigation, management and nursing approach
(2010-12-01)
The overall aim of this thesis is to describe how children suspected of being abused were taken care of in a large children’s university hospital.
Study I. Aim: To evaluate clinical investigations for suspected child ...
Imaging and modeling the cardiovascular system
(2016-11-21)
Understanding cardiac pumping function is crucial to guiding diagnosis, predicting outcomes of interventions, and designing medical devices that interact with the cardiovascular system. In turn, better diagnostics and ...
Joint Attention hos 12-18 månaders barn med typisk utveckling undersökt med Early Social Communication Scales
(2014-06-18)
Joint Attention, or the ability to share attentional focus, is a preverbal communicative behavior which contributes to both the social and the language development. Deficiencies in Joint Attention occur in autism and other ...
Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from Sweden
(2010-04-21)
Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
(MTC), is a serious infection in man and animals. According to the World
Health Organisation (WHO), about one third of the world´s population is
infected ...
Hypothermia and trauma
(2001-09-21)
Background: Accidental hypothermia (HT) has been found to increase morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. In contrast, HT has been induced in certain surgical procedures for several decades because of its cerebroprotective ...
Studies on autoimmune diabetes in Latvians and other populations
(2001-10-09)
IDDM is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting B- cells. GAD65 and IA-2 are major B-cell specific autoantibodies and are not found in healthy population. IDDM is associated ...
The importance of Escherichia coli fimbriae in urinary tract infection
(2001-11-16)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major bacterial infectious disease among women. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is the most dominant causative agent. Clinical observations indicate that repeated cystitis induces a ...