Key Role of Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF) in Familial Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/632576

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Familial cardiomyopathies are an important cause of heart failure and sudden death. Understanding the precise mechanisms of how disease develops in cardiomyopathies is an important step for developing new therapeutic and prevention strategies. We plan to investigate the role of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) , an important protein which causes scar formation in the heart, in cells, mice, and humans predisposed to developing heart disease.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $395,051.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Animal model | Biological markers | Cardiac failure | Cardiac hypertrophy and fibrosis | Cardiomyopathy | Genetics | Heart failure | Inherited disease

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