Essays about: "endotoxin"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the word endotoxin.

  1. 1. Overt Expression of Distress, State Anxiety and the Association with Gender During Experimental Sickness

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Elaheh Tavakoli; [2023]
    Keywords : Experimental endotoxemia; sickness behavior; acute inflammation; sickness induced anxiety; overt distress; anxiety;

    Abstract : Background: Prior studies show that sickness induces anxiety as rated by subjective reports but have not linked this to overt behavior in humans. This study investigates the expression of distress during experimental sickness, its relation to self-reported anxiety, and the moderating role of gender in the association between overt distress and self-rated anxiety. READ MORE

  3. 2. Detection and removal of endotoxin in nanomaterial preparations

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för integrativ medicinsk biologi (IMB)

    Author : Caroline Vannefors; [2022]
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  4. 3. Inducing an immunosuppressed phenotype inprimary monocytes through exposure to viralproteins.

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Seat Foung Chiu-Lilja; [2022]
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    Abstract : Background. Sepsis has been defined as a hyperactive dysregulated inflammatory response that can lead tohigh fevers, shock and multiple organ failure. However, newer findings indicate that LPS canreprogram monocytes to adopt a suppressed immune response-phenotype leading to increasedsusceptibility and mortality in a secondary infection. READ MORE

  5. 4. Lipoteichoic acid extraction from plasma : Chromatography techniques utilizing truncated derivates of antimicrobial peptides

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för biomedicinsk vetenskap (BMV)

    Author : Gustav Sedelius; [2022]
    Keywords : antimicrobial peptides; chromatography; hemoperfusions; lipoteichoic acid; plasma; Sepsis;

    Abstract : With increasing incidence rates aligned with poor prognosis; sepsis represents one of the biggest challenges in modern health care. It is a multifactorial syndrome defined as organ dysfunction caused by disturbed systemic response to an infection. READ MORE

  6. 5. Functionalization of nanofibrillated cellulose with the host defense peptide KR-12

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nanoteknologi och funktionella material

    Author : Alina Pavelescu; [2021]
    Keywords : KR-12; cellulose;

    Abstract : When the process of wound healing is disturbed, chronic wounds may develop. Chronic wounds heal very slowly over long periods of time, and require specialised care in order to prevent further infection. This causes considerable suffering to the patient and increased healthcare costs. READ MORE