Essays about: "interferon type 1"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words interferon type 1.

  1. 1. Role of androgen receptor signaling in the activation and differentiation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap

    Author : Faiza Tahsin Rashid; [2023-06-27]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Androgens are steroid hormones essential for the development and maintenance of male reproductive organs and secondary sexual characteristics. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are immune cells that act as the first line of defense against viral infections. READ MORE

  2. 2. The role of exosomes in sarcoidosis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Author : Elli Mouchtaridi; [2021]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease mostly affecting the lungs, marked by the presence of granulomas and the accumulation of interferon gamma (IFNγ)-producing T cells in the affected organs. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are membranous vesicles with a size range of 50 nm to 5000 nm, with exosomes ranging from 50 to 150 nm. READ MORE

  3. 3. Evaluation of the gene expression of STING, IFN‐β and osteopontin in tissue obtained from pigs treated with Matrix‐M

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

    Author : Navisraj Balagunaseelan; [2014]
    Keywords : STING ; OPN; MATRIX‐M; type I interferons;

    Abstract : Matrix‐M is the adjuvant component in traditional ISCOM vaccines. The adjuvant when used along with antigen increases the efficiency of the vaccines by inducing a balanced Th1/Th2 response and a long‐lasting antibody response. READ MORE

  4. 4. Immunologiska mekanismer involverade i patogenesen vid bovin neosporos

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

    Author : Mikael Palmfjord; [2011]
    Keywords : Neospora caninum; Patogenes; Immunologi; Nötkreatur; Dräktighet; Abort;

    Abstract : Den intracellulära protozoon Neospora caninum är en viktig orsak världen över till abort hos nötkreatur. De exakta bakomliggande mekanismerna till abort är omdiskuterade och sambanden verkar vara komplexa. Immunförsvar hos såväl moder som foster har en roll i patogenesen. READ MORE

  5. 5. Inflammatory cytokines induced by Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus (BVDV) in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC) subsets

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

    Author : Jenny Larsson; [2010]
    Keywords : BVDV; innate immunity; dendritic cell; interferon;

    Abstract : Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is the causative agent of a complex of disease syndromes in cattle with high economical and welfare impacts. BVDV occurs as two biotypes; cytopathic (BVDVcp) and noncytopathic (BVDVncp) determined by differential effects on cultured cells and can also be divided into two genotypes (BVDV1 and BVDV2) on the basis of genomic diversity. READ MORE