Mechanoelectrical transduction in chondrocytes

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1122104

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The cells that produce and maintain our cartilage, known as chondrocytes, do so by sensing changes in the mechanical environment, but precisely how chondrocytes detect these changes is not known. We are investigating the role of ion channels that are opened in direct response to mechanical movements within the cartilage.This project plans to identify the specific molecules that are participating in this process and to determine if they are therapeutic targets for treatment of osteoarthritis

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $441,114.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cell Physiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

chondrocytes | extracellular matrix | ion channels | mechanotransduction | osteoarthritis

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