Sökning: "IFNalpha beta"
Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden IFNalpha beta.
1. Arthritogenecity of RNA and its degradation products
Sammanfattning : Viral infections often lead to arthralgias and overt arthritic states. Expression of double stranded RNA (dsRNA) is a common feature of all viruses during their replication and it has been suggested that it is able to induce production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, e.g., interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha). LÄS MER
2. Host control of intracellular bacterial infections
Sammanfattning : In this thesis various immune mechanisms regulating control of infections with the intracellular bacteria Listeria monocytogenes and Chlamydia pneumoniae have been studied. These bacteria infect macrophages in which they can successfully grow. However, macrophages are potent killers of intracellular bacteria. LÄS MER
3. Interferons in immunity to chlamydia pneumoniae
Sammanfattning : The cytokine IFN-gamma is the architect behind an amazing immunological program of host resistance to intracellular bacterial and protozoan infections. IFN-gamma activates macrophages, making them into inhospitable habitats for parasites attempting to grow inside them. LÄS MER
4. Coxsackie B virus pathogenesis in mice
Sammanfattning : Coxsackie B virus (CVB) belongs to the enterovirus (EV) genera of the Picornaviridae family. These infections range from asymptomatic, mild infections to serious diseases such as myocarditis, pancreatitis, paralysis, aseptic meningitis and encephalitis. LÄS MER
5. The role of autoantibodies in inflammatory myopathies
Sammanfattning : Polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM) and inclusion body myositis (IBM), collectively called myositis, are chronic inflammatory myopathies. These disease subsets are heterogeneous but share some features, such as skeletal muscle weakness and inflammatory cell infiltrates in muscle tissue. LÄS MER