SPARC regulates tendon homeostasis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1049440

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Tendon injury is one of the most common health problems worldwide and affects almost everyone at some point in particular the aging populaiton. However, the current treatments are not well defined. We identifed an extracellular molecules SPARC that potentially plays an important role in tendon function. The aim of this study is to examine the role of SPARC in tendon development, homestasis and degenerative using transgenic mice and gene therapy. We predict that SPARC will have therapeutic value for the treatment of tendinopathy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $512,556.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Orthopaedics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cell differentiation | extracellular matrix | tendon | tendon healing | tendon injury

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