Essays about: "Antigen presenting cells"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Antigen presenting cells.

1. 1. Identification of Immunological Targets for Brain Cancer Immunotherapy

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

   Author : Zhenda Wang; [2022]
   Keywords : Cancer immunotherapy; brain cancer; neoantigen; MHC HLA; TCR;

   Abstract : Background Cancer immunotherapy has yielded many successes. Yet to some hard-to-treat brain tumors, such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), it still lacks substantial improvement. Neoantigens resulting from mutations in malignant cells are the key targets for employing adoptive cell therapies. READ MORE

3. 2. Internalisation of antigen-adjuvant conjugate in human dendritic cells : An assay development for using live cell imaging

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

   Author : Linnéa Gustafsson; [2021]
   Keywords : cancer vaccine; coating; dendritic cells; immobilisation; internalisation; live cell imaging;

   Abstract : Introduction: Cancer vaccines are a therapeutic approach to initiate an antigen specific cytotoxic immune responses against tumors. Cancer vaccines are composed by an antigen (tumor peptide) and adjuvant. READ MORE

4. 3. REGIONAL SPECIALIZATION OF THEADAPTIVE IMMUNE SYSTEM WITHIN THEHUMAN GUT

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

   Author : Yolanda Vikberg Martínez; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background The human intestine is the largest immune organ in the human body and is constantly exposedto a great number of antigens and bacteria. This requires a balance between tolerogenic andimmunogenic responses to avoid inflammation. READ MORE

5. 4. Identification of DEGs in B cells of patients with common variable immunodeficiency and healthy donors

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Shirin Pour Akaber; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a rare primary immune deficiency (1:25000) in which patients have a reduction in antibody production and very low titres in one or more of their Ig isotypes, (IgG, IgA and sometimes IgM). This disease can cause different symptoms such as: bronchiectasis, chronic lung disease and even autoimmunity, polyclonal lymphocytic infiltration, lymphoma and death. READ MORE

6. 5. Utveckling av lymfocytär thyreodit hos hund med fokus på immunologiska mekanismer

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health

   Author : Elin Lundbeck; [2019]
   Keywords : hypothyroidism; lymfocytär thyreodit; hund; CTLA-­4; DLA; autoantikroppar; FoxP3; cytotoxiska T-­lymfocyter;

   Abstract : Lymfocytär thyreodit är en av de vanligaste endokrina sjukdomarna hos hund och uppkommer på grund av en autoimmun reaktion mot thyroidea. Det resulterar i att körteln bryts ned och nivåerna av thyroideahormoner i kroppen minskar. READ MORE