Early life arsenic exposure alters lung development and inflammatory responses to virus and cigarette smoke

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/634420

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The contamination of drinking water sources with arsenic is a global health issue affecting millions. While arsenic is a well known cancer causing agent, recent evidence suggests that early life arsenic exposure via drinking water increases the risk of obstructive lung disease in later life. This project aims to examine how the timing and dose of arsenic exposure influences lung development and the response to respiratory insults including viral infection and cigarette smoke.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2012

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $455,380.00

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

Environmental health | Environmental influences | Lung development | Lung function | Obstructive airway disease | PGP2 PGP3 | Respiratory diseases

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