Essays about: "immunology"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 33 essays containing the word immunology.

  1. 11. Production and characterisation of a chlamydial antigen candidate for vaccine trials

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Molekylär biomimetik

    Author : Therese Koivula; [2021]
    Keywords : Chlamydia trachomatis; Immunology; Vaccine; Optimizing protein expression in E. coli; Optimizing protein purification; IMAC; His-tag cleavage; Buffer exchange; Chlamydial antigen;

    Abstract : The bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the leading cause of bacterial sexually transmitted infection worldwide. When left untreated, chlamydial infections can lead to severe complications, such as infertility. READ MORE

  3. 12. Sequence Diversity andAntibody Response to Autologous and Heterologous MSP2 Antigens in a Prospective Malaria Immunology Cohort

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

    Author : Julia Zerebinski; [2021]
    Keywords : Malaria; sub-Saharan Africa; merozoite surface protein; antibody; immune response; antigen target;

    Abstract : Malaria, caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted by mosquitoes, kills almost half a million people each year. Drug resistance in both the parasite and its vector make preventative measures increasingly important, and a fully protective vaccine is absolutely necessary to eradicate the disease. READ MORE

  4. 13. Class switching mechanism in antibodies : A conformational and structural investigation of the B-cell repertoire diversity of the CDR3

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

    Author : Sofia Fredin; [2021]
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    Abstract : A process called class switching recombination (CSR) regulates the production of isotypes by enabling the switch of producing unspecific IgM or IgD to producing IgG, IgE, or IgA by causing an irreversible genomic rearrangement. Recent studies indicate a gap in the identification of the molecular mechanisms underlying CSR. READ MORE

  5. 14. Evaluating the gene expression levels of NFkB2 and RELA after LPS priming

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Armand Stoe; [2021]
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    Abstract : The regulatory process of inflammation is very important for the well-being of an organism. Disruption of this process can lead to very dire consequences. The innate immune system is responsible in activating the inflammatory response. As a result of an inflammatory response, inflammasome complexes such as NLRP3 can activate. READ MORE

  6. 15. Production and validation of anti-HCV antibodies for viral neutralization

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

    Author : Megan Olga García Mark; [2020]
    Keywords : Cloning; antibody; infection; HCV; IgG production; molecular biology; cell factory; plasmid design; immunology;

    Abstract : Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) remains the leading cause of liver transplant in the US and the UK, and the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 71 million people are infected worldwide. A vaccine would drastically impact the healthcare-associated burdens that HCV causes globally. READ MORE