Is asthma in the elderly a disease of the peripheral airways?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/632793

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Elderly asthmatics have poorer clinical outcomes compared with younger asthmatics. The reasons for this are unclear but may involve age-related changes in the disease itself. In this project we aim to show that asthma in the elderly is dominated by abnormalities of very small peripheral airways, in contrast to younger patients where the abnormalities occur in larger airways. The results will provide the basis for new and better targeted treatment strategies for asthma in the elderly.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $502,437.00

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

ageing | airway function | airway hyperresponsiveness | airway inflammation | asthma | disease markers | lung imaging | respiratory mechanics | ventilation heterogeneity

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