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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Démonstration fonctionnelle de la nature virale des particules sans ADN de la guêpe parasitoïde venturia canescens / Study of the domestication of a viral genome in the parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens

Leobold, Matthieu 20 September 2018 (has links)
Chez la guêpe parasitoïde Venturia canescens, des particules virales dépourvues d'ADN appelées VLP (pour "Virus-like Particules") sont produites spécifiquement dans les ovaires et tapissent le chorion des oeufs qui sont injectés dans la chenille hôte. Les VLP ont une fonction immunosuppressive pour l'hôte parasité et permettent ainsi la survie des oeufs du parasitoïde. Ces VLP résultent de l’intégration d’un nudivirus dans le génome de l’ancêtre de la guêpe, nudivirus qui a été ensuite domestiqué pour former des liposomes viraux capables de véhiculer dans l’hôte des protéines de virulence d'origine cellulaire. L’étude réalisée au cours de cette thèse a eu pour objet, d’une part, d'étudier les mécanismes de domestication virale qui ont conduit au virus symbiotique endogène actuel nommé VcENV (pour V. canescens endogenous nudivirus) et d’autre part, d'apporter des éléments de réponse sur le processus de morphogénèse et le mode d'action parasitaire des VLP. / Viral particles devoid of DNA called VLPs (for Virus-Like Particles) are specifically produced in the ovaries of the parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens and line the chorion of the wasp’s eggs injected into the host caterpillar. VLPs are immunosuppressive and allow parasitoid eggs survival. These VLPs result from the integration of a nudivirus into the wasp ancestor genome, nudivirus which was then domesticated to form viral liposomes capable of carrying, into the host, virulence proteins of cellular origin. The aim of the study carried out during this thesis was, first, to analyze the viral domestication mechanisms that led to the current endogenous symbiotic virus called VcENV (for V. canescens endogenous nudivirus) and secondly to provide some answers on VLPs morphogenesis process and parasitic mode of action.
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Self-rated health and respiratory symptoms among civil aviation pilots : Occupational and non-occupational risk factors

Fu, Xi January 2017 (has links)
There is concern about the indoor environment in aircraft but few stud-ies exist on self-rated health (SRH) and respiratory symptoms among pilots. Occupational and non-occupational risk factors for SRH, respira-tory symptoms and other symptoms among commercial pilots were investigated in this thesis. One cohort study and one prevalence study were performed among pilots in one Scandinavian airline company. Fungal DNA, furry pet allergens and volatile organic compounds of microbial origin (MVOC) were measured on board. Cat (fel d1), dog (Can f1) and horse (Ecu cx) allergens were found in all dust samples and allergen levels were 27-75 times higher in aircraft with textile seats as compared to leather surfaces. The sum of MVOCs in the cabin air was 3.7 times higher than in homes in Uppsala and 2-methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol concentrations were 15-17 times higher. Asper-gillus/Penicillium DNA and Aspergillus versicolor DNA were more common in aircraft with textile seats. One fifth reported SRH as poor or fair, 62% had fatigue, 46% overweight/obesity and 71% insomnia. Poor or fair SRH was associated with overweight/obesity, lack of exercise, insomnia, low sense of coherence (SOC) and high work demand. Re-covery from work was worse among those with insomnia and low social support at work. Fatigue was more common among young or female pilots and related to insomnia and high work demand. Pilots flying MD80 or Saab 2000 aircraft had less fatigue. Pilots exposed to environmental tobacco (ETS) on board had more eye symptoms and fatigue which were reduced after the ban of smoking (in 1997). Pilots with increased work demand developed more rhinitis, dermal symptoms and fartigue and those with decreased work control developed more eye symptoms. The incidence of doctors’ diagnosed asthma and atopy were 2.4 and 16.6 per 1000 person years, respectively. Pilots changing type of flight got more airway infections. Those reporting decreased work control had a higher incidence of atopy. Risk factors in the home environment included ETS, dampness or mould, window pane condensation in winter and living in houses built after 1975. In conclusion, SRH and respiratory health among pilots are associated with specific occupational and non-occupational risk factors.
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Mitochondriale DNA Mutationen und Untersuchungen zum oxidativen Stress beim idiopathischen Parkinsonsyndrom

Sonnenschein, Anka 14 September 2006 (has links)
Bis heute ist die Ätiopathogenese der Parkinson Krankheit noch nicht geklärt. Verschiedene Abweichungen im Stoffwechsel von Betroffenen konnten zwar detektiert werden (z.B. Komplex I-Mangel, erhöhte Eisen- und 8-OHdG Werte im Gehirn), aber bis heute gibt es keine eindeutigen Hinweise, wodurch es zur Entstehung der Krankheit kommt. Da es am wahrscheinlichsten ist, dass die Krankheit multifaktoriell bedingt ist, könnten auch Mutationen der mitochondrialen DNA eine wichtige Rolle spielen. Entscheidende Hinweise darauf lieferten Experimente mit Cybrid–Zellen. Bisherige Screeninguntersuchungen des mitochondrialen Genoms konnten allerdings noch keine eindeutigen krankheitsspezifischen Mutationen nachweisen. Die Theorie, dass oxidativer Stress in Verbindung mit der Parkinsonschen Krankheit stehen könnte, fand Unterstützung, als signifikant erhöhte Produkte der Lipidperoxidation (Malondialdehyd, Lipidhydroperoide) in der Substantia nigra (Dexter et al., 1989 b, 1994) und ein abnormaler Eisenstoffwechsel in den Basalganglien des Gehirns (Dexter et al., 1987; Dexter et al., 1989a; Cadet, 2001; Hirsch et al., 1991) einiger Patienten nachgewiesen worden. Erhöhte Eisenwerte in Neuromelaninaggregationen, sowie verringerte Ferritinspiegel unterstützen diese Untersuchungen (Cadet, 2001; Dexter et al., 1987, 1989b; Riederer et al., 1989; Sofic et al., 1988). Besonders anfällig für reaktive Sauerstoffverbindungen im Gehirn ist die Substantia nigra. Zum einen kommt es während des Dopaminstoffwechsels zur Freisetzung von Wasserstoffperoxid, des weiteren enthält sie Neuromelanin, welches selektiv Metalle (z.B. Eisen) bindet. Reduziertes Eisen kann mit Wasserstoffperoxid via Fentonreaktion reagieren und das äußerst schädliche Hydroxylradikal bilden (Klein & Ackerman, 2003). Die Menge der in den Mitochondrien frei werdenden Radikale ist von einer Reihe von verschiedenen Faktoren abhängig. Umwelteinflüsse und Ernährungsfaktoren spielen dabei eine ebenso wichtige Rolle, wie der mitochondriale Stoffwechsel selbst (Adachi et al., 1993; Simic, 1991; Menegon et al., 1997). Als ein Biomarker für den oxidativen Stress hat sich in den letzten Jahren 8-Hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosin (8-OHdG) etabliert, welches als Folge von Angriffen des Hydroxyl-Radikals auf die Doppelbindungen der DNA-Basen am häufigsten gebildet wird (Simic, 1991; Dizdaroglu et al., 1991, Kasai, 1997). 8-OHdG ist in der Lage sich mit Adenin zu paaren (ca. 1% der Fälle), was wiederum bei der nächsten Replikation zu einer Transversion von Guanin zu Thymin führt (Richter, 1992; Croteau & Bohr, 1997).
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Analysis of mouse models of insulin secretion disorders

Kaizik, Stephan Martin January 2010 (has links)
No description available.
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Micro RNA-Mediated regulation of the full-length and truncated isoforms of human neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 3 (NTRK 3)

Guidi, Mònica 13 January 2009 (has links)
Neurotrophins and their receptors are key molecules in the development of thenervous system. Neurotrophin-3 binds preferentially to its high-affinity receptorNTRK3, which exists in two major isoforms in humans, the full-length kinaseactiveform (150 kDa) and a truncated non-catalytic form (50 kDa). The twovariants show different 3'UTR regions, indicating that they might be differentiallyregulated at the post-transcriptional level. In this work we explore howmicroRNAs take part in the regulation of full-length and truncated NTRK3,demonstrating that the two isoforms are targeted by different sets of microRNAs.We analyze the physiological consequences of the overexpression of some of theregulating microRNAs in human neuroblastoma cells. Finally, we providepreliminary evidence for a possible involvement of miR-124 - a microRNA with noputative target site in either NTRK3 isoform - in the control of the alternativespicing of NTRK3 through the downregulation of the splicing repressor PTBP1. / Las neurotrofinas y sus receptores constituyen una familia de factores crucialespara el desarrollo del sistema nervioso. La neurotrofina 3 ejerce su funciónprincipalmente a través de una unión de gran afinidad al receptor NTRK3, del cualse conocen dos isoformas principales, una larga de 150KDa con actividad de tipotirosina kinasa y una truncada de 50KDa sin dicha actividad. Estas dos isoformasno comparten la misma región 3'UTR, lo que sugiere la existencia de unaregulación postranscripcional diferente. En el presente trabajo se ha exploradocomo los microRNAs intervienen en la regulación de NTRK3, demostrando que lasdos isoformas son reguladas por diferentes miRNAs. Se han analizado lasconsecuencias fisiológicas de la sobrexpresión de dichos microRNAs utilizandocélulas de neuroblastoma. Finalmente, se ha estudiado la posible implicación delmicroRNA miR-124 en el control del splicing alternativo de NTRK3 a través de laregulación de represor de splicing PTBP1.

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