Essays about: "infusion reactions"

Found 3 essays containing the words infusion reactions.

  1. 1. Characterization of rituximab-induced B cell depletion and infusion reactions in a human blood loop system

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för farmaceutisk biovetenskap

    Author : Mikaela Zekarias; [2020]
    Keywords : Rituximab; CDC; ADCC; infusion reactions; blood loop assay; Fc engineering;

    Abstract : Introduction: Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody used to treat hematological malignancies. The antibody depletes CD20+ B cells via cytotoxic immune mechanisms, such as complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC), which is mainly induced by natural killer (NK) cells. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vätsketerapi vid hypovolemisk chock hos hund och katt : en litteraturstudie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Lisa Nilsson; [2016]
    Keywords : blodförlust; chockbehandling; infusion; kristalloid; kolloid;

    Abstract : Hypovolemisk chock är ett livshotande tillstånd som orsakas av otillräcklig intravaskulär blodvolym. Vid chock uppstår hypoxi till följd av nedsatt vävnadsperfusion, vilket obehandlat kan leda till multiorgansvikt. En central del i behandlingen av hypovolemisk chock är återställande av blodvolymen genom vätsketerapi. READ MORE

  4. 3. IRINOTECANTOXICITY RELATED TO GILBERT´S SYNDROME   - COMPARISON OF THREE METHODS FOR GENOTYPING OF UGT1A1 (TA)n

    University essay from Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi

    Author : Lena Fredriksson; [2009]
    Keywords : Fragment analysis; genetic analysis; Gilbert´s syndrome; irinotecan; TATA box; UDP Glucuronosyl-transferase 1A1; UGT1A1 *28;

    Abstract : Gilbert’s syndrome (GS) occurs in approximately 10% of the European population. The most common cause is homozygosity for UGT1A1*28, which is a TA repeat expansion in the promoter of UGT1A1. It is characterised by intermittent hyperbilirubinemia due to reduced hepatic activity of the  enzyme UDP-glucuronosyl-transferase 1A1(UGT1A1). READ MORE