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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
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A Method to Enhance Re-Endothelialization of Tissue Engineered Decellularized Allograft Heart Scaffolds
DownloadFall 2009
Allograft tissue is used to reconstruct cardiac birth defects but induces an immune response resulting in allo-sensitization. Decellularization reduces the immune response, however, acellular vascular tissue is thrombogenic. In-vitro endothelialization may attenuate thrombogenicity. Here we offer...
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Characterization of Human Pancreatic Beta-cell Progenitors as a Means to Alleviate the Shortage of Donor Tissue for Islet Transplantation
DownloadFall 2012
The current shortage of islet tissue from cadaveric human donors is not sustainable and will preclude islet transplantation from becoming a widespread therapeutic treatment for those with type 1 diabetes. A potential alternative source of tissue may be through isolating, expanding, and...
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Fall 2017
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have immuno-regulatory, anti-inflammatory, and pro-angiogenic properties through the secretion of a myriad of trophic factors, and have been shown to have a beneficial effect on graft function. In this thesis we investigated whether MSCs’ have an effect on neonatal...
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Fall 2022
Background Intraportal islet transplantation is a suitable method to treat type 1 diabetes. However, this treatment option is limited to a small subpopulation of patients with diabetes. For islet transplantation to be a more sustainable treatment option, major obstacles must be overcome. An...
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Fall 2019
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic condition characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from impaired glucose metabolism. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a result of progressive autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic beta (β)-cells. By far, parenteral insulin replacement is...
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Spring 2013
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic disorder of glucose metabolism due to autoimmune destruction of insulin producing β-cells. Although insulin therapy is the standard treatment for T1DM, islet transplantation, which has emerged as an alternative to insulin injection, offers a more...