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FRIBIO-Biologi og biomedisin

Innate and acquired immunity in myocardial adaptation to ischemia - possible therapeutic gains?

Atherosclerosis is our major cause of morbidity and mortality, causing cerebral stroke, myocardial infarction, lower extremity gangrene, renal infarctions etc. Atherosclerosis is a chronic process involving both innate and adaptive immunity in its develop ment, and is a subject for attempts of im...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Oslo

BIOFYS-Fysiologiske og anatomiske fag

Modification of ischemic injury in the heart

Ischemic heart disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. Myocardial ischemia can be acute and chronic. In acute ischemia revascularization is essential to salvage myocyte viability, but reoxygenation paradoxically increa ses ischemic injury. In patients this is m...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2006

Location: Oslo