How do thick airway walls affect airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/512387

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Asthmatic airways narrow too easily, a characteristic called airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). To understand the cause of asthma we need to understand the cause of AHR. Thickened airway walls could amplify airway narrowing and increase AHR. However, thick airway walls are also stiff, and stiff walls could reduce narrowing and AHR. This project will examine the relationships between AHR and airway wall thickness and stiffness during and after treatment that reduces airway wall thickness.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $382,538.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Respiratory Diseases

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

airway function | airway hyperresponsiveness | airway inflammation | airway structure | asthma | disease markers | lung imaging | respiratory physiology | ventilation heterogeneity

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