Browsing Clinical Medicine (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "Immunology"
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Candidate role for TLR3 L412F in disease progression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) during bacterial and viral infection
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2019)In this thesis, we investigated the mechanisms by which TLR3 Leu412Phe (L412F) promotes disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. IPF is a fatal interstitial lung disease of unknown aetiology and ... -
Defining the role of RORα in the functionality of distinct immune cell populations
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2021)The transcription factor Retinoic acid-related Orphan Receptor (ROR)-a has roles in metabolism, circadian rhythm and cellular development, such as Th17 cells and group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2). The identification ... -
Investigating a role for TLR signalling and complement deposition in retinal degeneration
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Clinical Medicine, 2018)Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) are the most common cause of progressive vision loss in the developed world. AMD is a multifactorial disease with both genetic and environmental risk ...