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Molecular mechanisms in obesity-associated metabolic disease
(2007-07-12)
Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Subjects with obesity are at risk of developing several serious conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and stroke. This thesis ...
Host-Virus Interactions in Asthma and COPD
(2018-10-26)
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with periods of worsened symptoms, known as exacerbations. Severe exac-erbations can result in hospitalisation, irreversible decline of the disease and ...
Analysis of Endogenous Particles in Exhaled Air
(2011-03-25)
Exhaled air contains non-volatile particulate material from the respiratory tract. The precise location in which exhaled particles are formed is unknown, and details on their chemical content are scarce. The aim of this ...
Fecal calprotectin - the usefulness in special clinical situations and issues on the sampling procedure
(2014-11-06)
Fecal Calprotectin
The usefulness in special clinical situations and issues on the sampling procedure
Anders Lasson
Department of Internal Medicine
Institute of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of ...
Aspects of Abnormal Glucose Regulation in Various Manifestations of Coronary Artery Disease
(2012-02-03)
Background
Diabetes is common among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and is associated with an approximate doubling of the mortality risk in this patient population. Prediabetes, an intermediate glycometabolic ...
Targeting Glutathione metabolism in cancer - a new therapeutic approach
(2024-10-14)
Antioxidants have long been considered as potential cancer-preventive agents, though most clinical trials have failed to demonstrate significant benefits from antioxidant supplements. Recent scientific findings, however, ...
Gut bacteria, regulatory T cells and allergic sensitization in early childhood
(2014-01-24)
The hygiene hypothesis postulates that reduced or altered microbial exposure early in life may lead to impaired immune maturation and, as consequence of this, development of allergic disorders. Thus, we examined if the ...
Endogenous sex hormones and cardiometabolic risk factors – population-based studies within the Skaraborg Project
(2022-12-21)
Cardiovascular diseases are the major contributors to mortality in
Sweden and globally. Men have a higher incidence of cardiovascular
diseases compared to women, until women reach the menopause.
Levels of sex hormones ...
Aortic Dissection in Turner Syndrome - Risk factors and Long-term Outcomes
(2024-10-23)
Background: Turner syndrome (TS) affects 1/2500 live born girls and is caused by a complete or partial loss of an X chromosome. It is characterized by short stature, ovarian dysfunction, congenital heart disease and an ...
Women's and Men's Health care utilisation from a cost perspective
(2018-10-23)
The aim of this thesis was to explore sex differences in health care utilisation and costs (i) in a region in Sweden, (ii) in treatment of dialysis patients across the region, and (iii) in the treatment of specified ...