ATP release from gastrointestinal epithelium: A potential target for the treatment of slow transient constipation

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1048885

Funding Status
Closed

Does something not look right? The information on this page has been harvested from data sources that may not be up to date. We continue to work with information providers to improve coverage and quality. To report an issue, use the .

Funded Activity Summary

Slow transit constipation (STC) is a severe condition of the colon, almost exclusively affecting reproductive age women with no effective treatment. We recently found an association between STC and defects in connexin proteins in the large intestine. We aim to reveal the role of connexins and female hormones in the maintenance of normal intestinal function and their involvement in STC. The study will provide completely new perspectives in the understanding of the functional bowel disorders.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2016

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $317,775.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Basic Pharmacology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

There are no SEO codes available for this funding activity

Other Keywords

cell-cell communication | colonic epithelium | colonic motility | intestinal motility disorders | purinergic transmission

Related Links