Regulation of pulmonary responsiveness by chronic mechanical strain and its role in obstructive lung disease

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/513921

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The pressures required to breathe place a continuous but varying mechanical strain on airway passages and lung tissue. This mechanical strain may protect the airway from collapsing, however, this protection is deficient in lung diseases such as asthma. This project considers the possibility that abnormal mechanical strain occurring in lung disease predisposes the individual to debilitating and potentially life-threatening airflow obstruction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: Early Career Fellowships

Funding Amount: $287,321.00

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 smooth muscle | Respiratory diseases | Respiratory mechanics

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