An investigation of the involvement of clotting factors in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) progression within a mouse model

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1016349

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Early stage weakening of the main abdominal artery is present in ~100,000 Australians and currently has no accepted therapy. Development of drug therapies which limit progression of the weakening process is urgently needed. In this study involvement of the clotting cascade in artery weakening will be investigated. The study have been planned in order to identify new strategies which can be developed as treatments for artery weakening in patients.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2011

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $189,401.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm | drug | drug efficacy | thrombus formation

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