Grant: Project Grant
University of Calgary
$810,135.00
Renal Immune Surveillance in Kidney Injury and Disease
FY 2018-19
Summary
The kidney contains its own internal immune system. This immune system gets activated when the kidney gets sick or is exposed to toxins and other harmful substances. This proposal will examine how the kidney immune system is activated and how it contributes to kidney disease. The hope is by understanding these new immune pathways, we will one day develop new drugs or therapies to better treat and help patients with kidney diseases.
Department
Program
Project Grant
Recipient
Location
Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
388990
Name
Muruve Daniel A
Region
Alberta
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Infection and Immunity
Theme2
Biomedical
Prcname2
Hematology, Digestive Disease & Kidney
Projecttitle
Renal Immune Surveillance in Kidney Injury and Disease
Programtype2
Operating Grants
Orgnameinp2
University of Calgary
Cihramount2
$810,135
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Project Grant
Keyworddelim
Acute Kidney Injury; Inflammation; Innate Immunity; Interstitial Nephritis; Kidney Disease; Mouse Models
Abstract
The kidney contains its own internal immune system. This immune system gets activated when the kidney gets sick or is exposed to toxins and other harmful substances. This proposal will examine how the kidney immune system is activated and how it contributes to kidney disease. The hope is by understanding these new immune pathways, we will one day develop new drugs or therapies to better treat and help patients with kidney diseases.
Competitiondate
201809
Approvedterm2
5 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Muruve, Daniel A
Approvedterm
5 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $810,135~ $0~
