Sökning: "osteopontin"
Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 41 avhandlingar innehållade ordet osteopontin.
16. On Mechanisms Impairing Airway Host Defence in Cystic Fibrosis
Sammanfattning : Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disease, caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene. The gene codes for a protein that serve as chloride channel. In cystic fibrosis, this protein is lacking or has a defect function resulting in a thick and sticky mucus of the airways. LÄS MER
17. Role of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase in bone remodeling
Sammanfattning : Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase is a metalloenzyme that exists as two isoforms: the monomeric TRAP 5a and the proteolytically cleaved TRAP 5b, responsible for phosphatase activity, which is highly expressed in osteoclasts (OCs). TRAP 5b has been used as a serum marker of bone resorption, as it correlates with the absolute number of OCs and with resorption markers such as CTX-I. LÄS MER
18. Tissue responses to bone-implant biomaterials
Sammanfattning : The purpose of the studies was to understand the mechanisms which underlie the interaction between tissue and bone-implant biomaterials. Tissue and naturally occurring aragonite nacre interaction was systematically studied for the first time by combined histological examination, cellular and molecular biological approaches. LÄS MER
19. Studies in beta cells and adipocytes in the context of obesity and T2D - focusing on PDE3B, OPN and SCFAs
Sammanfattning : Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by altered lipid parameters and elevated glucose levels, as a direct consequence of impaired insulin signaling in target tissues and reduced insulin exocytosis from pancreatic β-cells. Obesity, which dramatically increases worldwide, is associated with insulin resistance and T2D. LÄS MER
20. Small talk in the tumor microenvironment : the contribution of fibroblasts and endothelial cells to the malignant phenotype
Sammanfattning : Cancer is the result of aberrant cells developing into tumor cells that act in concert with the micro- and macroenvironment like any other organ in our bodies. The cells and molecules of the tumor microenvironment are important contributors to the tumorigenic process. LÄS MER