Effects of intestinal inflammation on functioning of enteric neurons: from animal models to humans

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032414

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, two debilitating conditions known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), affect more than 61,000 Australians. There is no cure for IBD. All gut functions are controlled by enteric neurons in the gut wall. Inflammation causes damage and death of these neurons leading to gut dysfunctions. This is the first study defining the classes of human enteric neurons affected by inflammation. This study will test several potential new targets for the treatment of IBD.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $345,206.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Autonomic Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

axonal injury | chemical coding | electrophysiology | enteric nervous system | inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | intestinal motility | neuronal death | neuroprotection

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