Pharyngeal wall folding: role in upper airway collapsibility

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1013234

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

In obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) the throat closes during sleep. In order for the throat to close the surface of the throat has to fold. Mathematical models predict that the more folds present, the more stable a structure will be. This research will examine how folding of the airway surface of the throat is achieved in subjects with and without OSA. It will also develop ways of changing the folding patterns using bench, animal and human studies. This will result in new treatments for OSA.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $217,274.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Systems Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

sleep apnoea | sleep breathing disorders | sleep disordered breathing | upper airway collapse | upper airway physiology

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