How does the central respiratory generator amplify sympathetic activity in hypertension?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628838

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

High blood pressure causes many life-threatening cardiovascular diseases, including heart failure and stroke. The cause of most high blood pressure is not known. Using an animal model of high blood pressure we have shown that an interaction, in the brain, between the nerve pathways that generate respiratory activity and regulate blood pressure is altered. This occurs early in life and our evidence strongly suggests this may be a cause of high blood pressure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $290,113.00

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

blood pressure | blood pressure regulation | cardiorespiratory control | cardiovascular disease | central autonomic control | hypertension | sympathetic nervous system

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