Browsing Department of Biomedicine by Document Types "Master thesis"
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Activated NK cells are potent effectors against glioblastoma cells due to activating KIR2DS2 and KIR2DS4 - HLA ligand interactions - In vitro study
(Master thesis, 2013-06-03)Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most malignant brain tumor, where patients' median survival is only 14,6 months after diagnosis, thus novel, effective adjuvant therapies are required. Natural Killer (NK) cells are ... -
Arc expression and protein-protein interactions in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Exercise- and novelty-induced changes in Arc, BDNF, and PS1 expression and Arc PS1 interaction in APP/PS1 and WT mice
(Master thesis, 2017)The overarching goal of this project was to help elucidate how some of the molecular mechanisms behind memory and learning differ between healthy brains and those with neurodegenerative diseases, specifically by studying ... -
Arc protein-protein interactions in long-term potentiation in the rat dentate gyrus in vivo
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Synaptic plasticity is the ability of neuronal synapses to change in strength over time, and is considered to be a foundation for learning and memory. Long-term potentiation (LTP) is a widely studied form of synaptic ... -
Arsenic exposure and developmental neurotoxicity: An evaluation of biomarkers of effect.
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Assessment of Image Quality of a PET/CT scanner for a Standarized Image situation Using a NEMA Body Phantom. “The impact of Different Image Reconstruction Parameters on Image quality”
(Master thesis, 2013-09-01)Radiologists and medical practitioners are working daily with images from integrated Positron Emission Tomography/ Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scanners in order to detect potentially lethal diseases. It is thus very ... -
Association between the number of CAG repeats in polymerase gamma and Parkinson disease in the Norwegian population
(Master thesis, 2012-06-01)Parkinson disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative movement disorder that increases in prevalence with age. It is characterized clinically by resting tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia, and failing balance, and is due to the ... -
Autoimmune Addison's Disease and DNA Methylation. Identification of Differentially Methylated Regions and Development of Methylation Specific PCR for Selected Genes
(Master thesis, 2012-07-01)Autoimmune Addison's Disease (AAD) is a classical organ-specific autoimmune disease (AID) that is characterized by autoreactivity towards the adrenal cortex, leading to insufficient production of steroid hormones and death ... -
Biochemical and biophysical characterisation of HMBS variants associated with acute intermittent porphyria
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Biological responses of dental pulp stem cells to surfaces modified by collagen 1 and fibronectin
(Master thesis, 2014-01-18)Collagen 1 and fibronectin are extracellular matrix proteins that contribute in cell activity and involve in regulating dental pulp stem cells. The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of collagen ... -
Brain Computer Interface - Neurophysiology and Experimental Examples
(Master thesis, 2011-07-20)The last century has seen an incredible leap in human medicine, which has led to an increased life expectancy spanning over all age groups. Despite this development of modern medicine some patient groups do not have any ... -
Characterisation of Immunoglobulin--IgG Responses During Combination Therapy of Chronic Hepatits-C Virus Infection
(Master thesis, 2009-06-02)Current recommended treatment of chronic hepatitis C is the combination of peg interferon and ribavirin. Ribavirin has shown that it poses both direct and indirect action mechanisms against several DNA and RNA viruses. ... -
Characterization of the renal function in Epac1 (RapGef3) knockout mice
(Master thesis, 2014-06-03)The discovery of the exchange proteins directly activated by cAMP (Epac) has renewed our knowledge of intracellular cAMP signaling. The Epac1 isoform (RapGef3) shows high expression level in the kidney. In vitro studies ... -
Cytokines - possible biomarkers for headache syndromes, with special reference to migraine
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)Background: The trigeminovascular theory suggests that neurogenic inflammation and cytokines play an important role in migraine pathophysiology. Previous studies have linked different cytokines to migraine pathogenesis, ... -
Dendritic cells in Sjögren's syndrome-functional analyses
(Master thesis, 2009-06-02)Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is an autoimmune disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by chronic inflammation of the exocrine glands which leads to dryness of the mouth and eyes. Dendritic cells (DC) are the most potent ... -
Design of tumor-specific immunotherapies using dendritic cells - effect of bromelain on dendritic cell maturation
(Master thesis, 2009-06-02)Immunotherapy using dendritic cells (DC) has shown promising results in clinical trials, but few relevant successes are recorded. Therefore, the choice of an appropriate DC population is critical for the outcome of this ... -
Design of tumour-specific immunotherapies using dendritic cells – analyses of IL15-DC
(Master thesis, 2009-05-31)Immunotherapy of malignancies aims at activating the patient’s own immune system to fight the tumour affecting the patient. Even though the use of dendritic cells (DC) has shown promising results, the DC vaccination strategy ... -
EEG Analysis in Adults with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder. Resting state and behavioural data analysis
(Master thesis, 2015-05-31)Introduction: Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are examined by electroencephalography (EEG). EEG is a non-invasive method to measure brain activity indirectly, by measuring voltage changes on the ... -
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment on malignant progression in different breast cancer models in vivo
(Master thesis, 2016-07-01)Background: Hypoxia is an important feature of most solid tumors and has shown to serve as a mediator for aggressive tumor growth and malignant progression of cancer. A correlation between low oxygen tension in tumors and ... -
The effect of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, alone or in combination with 5-FU, on a MDA-MB-231 human mammary tumor model
(Master thesis, 2012-06-20)Background: Previous studies of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) treatment on chemically induced and murine breast cancer models have shown promising results. This study was performed to elucidate the effects of HBO on a human ...