Endometrial angiogenesis

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/124331

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The lining of the uterus is unusual compared to other parts of the adult body in that new blood vessels grow and then breakdown during menstruation every month. The aim of this project is to understand what controls the growth and regression of these uterine blood vessels. This information is of immediate relevance to a number of clinical problems where an ability to either promote or prevent blood vessel growth would be of major advantage. For example, increased blood vessel growth would accelerate wound healing, while blocking blood vessel growth would prevent the growth and spread of cancers. Another disorder that could be controlled through preventing blood vessel growth is endometriosis, a disease where cells from the lining of the uterus grow inside the abdomen causing pain and infertility. Endometriosis affects upto 10% of women.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2000

End Date: 01-01-2004

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $759,928.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Obstetrics And Gynaecology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

angiogenesis | cancer | embryo implantation | endometriosis | endometrium | endothelial cell | immunohistochemistry | menorrhagia | vascular endothelial cell growth factor | wound healing

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