This Is AuburnElectronic Theses and Dissertations
  1. AUETD Home
  2. Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author

Browsing Auburn Theses and Dissertations by Author "Judd, Robert"

Now showing items 21-27 of 27

Regulation of adiponectin secretion by endothelin-1 and myosin II 

Bedi, Deepa (2007-08-15)
Adiponectin is an adipokine with profound insulin-sensitizing, anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic properties. Plasma levels of adiponectin are reduced in insulin resistant states such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and ...

Regulation of Glucose Metabolism in a Hepatic and Muscle Cell Line by Adiponectin 

Ding, Min (2005-12-15)
Adiponectin is a 30-kD protein secreted by adipose tissue under normal conditions. Serum adiponectin concentrations are decreased in obesity and type 2 diabetes. AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 are two receptors of adiponectin with ...

Role of IL-27 in HSV-1-induced Herpetic Stromal Keratitis 

Antony, Ferrin (2024-04-12)  ETD File Embargoed
Herpes Stromal Keratitis (HSK) results from ocular infection with Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) and is one of the leading causes of infectious blindness. After primary lytic infection in the facial region, the virus ...

The Role of Sugar-sweetened Water in the Progression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease 

Luo, Yuwen (2016-12-08)
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which ranges from simple steatosis (fatty liver) to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has become the most common chronic liver disease in both children and adults, paralleling ...

The role of zinc nanoparticles in the initial events of olfaction, their characterization, preservation, and microenvironmental influence. 

Singletary, Melissa (2018-04-24)
Olfactory responses are intensely enhanced with the addition of endogenous and engineered primarily-elemental small zinc nanoparticles (ZnNPs). The endogenous ZnNPs have been found as proteon nucleating centers (PNCs) ...

Therapeutic Vaccines against Chlamydial Diseases 

Li, Yihang (2008-12-15)
Subclinical infections with intracellular bacteria of the family Chlamydiaceae cause substantial losses in animal agriculture. To validate the feasibility of therapeutic vaccination against chlamydial infection and disease, ...

TrkA and Insulin Receptor in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetes Rat Brain 

Vines, Katie (2016-04-27)
Abnormal blood glucose homeostasis and subsequent hyperglycemia, due to insufficient insulin production, is characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus. Neuronal cells are classified as insulin insensitive, thereby insulin ...