Network interactions between cardiovascular control neurons in the brainstem underlie sympathetic tone

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/604002

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

High blood pressure is a very significant risk factor for many common cardiovascular diseases. Blood pressure is normally tightly regulated by groups of neurons in the brainstem; although we know that this part of the brain becomes dysfunctional in patients with high blood pressure, we do not understand why. We have recently discovered that cardiovascular control neurons can influence each other. The project will determine the effect of such communication in the control of blood pressure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2014

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $268,328.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Autonomic Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia | Differential control of sympathetic output | Generation of sympathetic tone | Heart failure | Hypertension | Obstructive sleep apnoea | Organization of the sympathetic nervous system

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