Stem cell treatment for tendon degeneration

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570922

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Degeneration and tearing of tendons such as the rotator cuff is a major health issue in working and ageing Australians. Tendon ruptures are preceded by degenerartive change which contributes to the poor success with surgical repair. There are very limited medical treatments available. We have developed an animal model mimicing human tendon dgeneration and will determine the utility and mechanisms of action of using a novel new therapy, stem cells in modulating degenerarion and aiding repair.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2011

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $685,269.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Orthopaedics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Rotator cuff tear | Tendon healing | Tendon injury | animal model | corticosteroids | stem cells | tendon | tendon healing

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