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T Helper 2 Cytokines Inhibit Autophagic Control of Intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(Elsevier, 2007)Autophagy is a recently recognized immune effect or mechanism against intracellular pathogens. The role of autophagy in innate immunity has been well established, but the extent of its regulation by the adaptive immune ... -
Targeted polyethylene glycol gold nanoparticles for the treatment of pancreatic cancer: from synthesis to proof-of-concept in vitro studies.
(2016)Abstract: The main objective of this study was to optimize and characterize a drug delivery carrier for doxorubicin, intended to be intravenously administered, capable of improving the therapeutic index of the chemotherapeutic ... -
Targeting nuclear factor-kappa B to overcome resistance to chemotherapy.
(2013)Intrinsic or acquired resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is a common phenomenon and a major challenge in the treatment of cancer patients. Chemoresistance is defined by a complex network of factors including multi-drug ... -
Taste disturbance in patients with advanced cancer: a scoping review of clinical features and complications
(2023)Purpose: The purpose of this scoping review is to appraise the published literature on taste disturbance in patients with advanced cancer, with the specific objectives being to determine its prevalence, clinical features ... -
TB osteomyelitis
(Oxford University Press, 2016)Osteoarticular TB is very rare and as such, physicians are less experienced in diagnosing osteoarticular TB. This is compounded by the fact that the diagnosis of osteoarticular TB is difficult to achieve. Therefore, awareness ... -
Testing reported associations of genetic risk factors for oral clefts in a large Irish study population.
(2010)BACKGROUND Suggestive, but not conclusive, studies implicate many genetic variants in oral cleft etiology. We used a large, ethnically homogenous study population to test whether reported associations between nonsyndromic ... -
The application of metabolomics to human nutrition research
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2008)Background: Recent developments in analytical technologies and bioinformatics are driving modem advances in biological research. Many of these methods will have particular relevance in the field of nutrition. Among these ... -
The clinical characterisation and genetic epidemiology of familial ALS in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2013)The overall objective of this thesis is to collate the existing literature on familial ALS and to address shortcomings in the research, to investigate aggregation of ALS and other conditions among relatives of patients ... -
The effects of conjugated linoleic acid on the human immune system
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2003)The cells of the immune system are sensitive to their exogenous environment. Indeed the amount and type of nutrients, including fatty acids, which this environment contains all influence subsequent immune cell functioning. ... -
The effects of dietary fat and genotype on insulin sensitivity : the LIPGENE Dietary Intervention Study
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2008)The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is characterised by hyperinsulinaemia, low glucose tolerance, dyslipidaemia (increased triacylglycerol, (TAG) and non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA) and reduced high density lipoprotein ... -
The epidermal growth factor (EGFR) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) : biomarker and therapeutic target
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2010)Extract from Introduction: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in industrialized nations (Parkin, Bray et al. 2005). With approximately 1.35 million people diagnosed with the disease worldwide each year, and ... -
The folate catabolic process, its implications for folate requirement in humans and its antibacterial drug function
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2001)The one-carbon cycle, of which folate is the predominant constituent, is a major carrier of one-carbon units for biochemical synthesis, and is thought to be the sole mechanism of methyl-group transfer. It is involved both ... -
The immune response to Hepatitis C host genetic factors influencing the out-come of Hepatitis C viral infection, in a cohort infected from a single source
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2008)The Immune response to Hepatitis C; Host genetic factors influencing the out-come of Hepatitis C viral infection, in a cohort infected from a single source. A coordinated response from both the innate and adaptive arms of ... -
The immunogenetics of Hepatitis C Virus in a defined unique cohort
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2006)Hepatitis C virus is a major cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide as chronic infection develops in up to 80% of those infected and leads to end-stage liver disease in a significant percentage. The ... -
The inflammatory degenerative continuum of HIV related cognitive impairment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2015)This thesis is the result of three years of research from January 2011 to December 2013 examining the role of cognition in HIV infection in an Irish specialist HIV service. This had not previously been examined in Ireland. ... -
The interaction between dietary fatty acids and inflammation on insulin sensitivity
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2008)The metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been defined as a multi-component disorder consisting of a combination of metabolic abnormalities associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and ... -
The nutritional status of hospital patients and healthy elderly living in the community
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2000)Protein-energy undernutrition is known to occur in patients on admission to hospital. In a prospective study of 594 sequential hospital admissions, we assessed the prevalence of undernutrition among patients on admission ... -
The pathogenic role of macrophage migration inhibitory factor in high-fat diet induced insulin resistance
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2012)Adipose tissue inflammation is central to the pathogenesis of obesity associated insulin resistance (IR), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hepatic steatosis. High-fat diet (HFD)-induced adipose tissue expansion is ... -
The pathophysiology of insulin resistance and modulation by aerobic exercise in obese and Type 2 diabetes subjects
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2005)Insulin resistance is a major contributing factor to the development of Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. It has been difficult to characterise the aetiological progression because of the complex metabolic milieu ...