Role of Osteopontin in ischemic-like injury to the retina

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/508123

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The molecule osteopontin (OPN) is implicated in the response of certain tissues to disease. We have new evidence that the level of OPN in the visual retina increases markedly following injury. We hypothesise that OPN is produced by specialised retinal cells in response to injury and functions to promote the survival of nerve cells. The proposed research seeks to investigate this hypothesis and the results will contribute to a greater understanding of the role of OPN in retinal diseases.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $357,862.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

excitotoxicity | glaucoma | ischemia-reperfusion injury | microglia | neuroprotection | retina | retinal degeneration | vision disorders, blindness

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