Inflammation promotes endothelial cell senescence relation to acute cornary syndromes.

Project Information

ALISON CRANE

Grant agreement ID: QLK2-CT-1999-51208

Project closed

Start date 2 May 2000

End date 1 May 2002

Funded under

• Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Total cost € 130 712,00

EU contribution € 130 712,00

Coordinated by

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE HEART
Italy

Objective

Infection and inflammaiton in coronary arteries modulate endothelial cell life span leading to the disruption and reorganisation of pre-existing atherosclerotic plaques leading to acute coronary syndromes.

Programme(s)

• FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002

Topic(s)

• 1.1.1.-2. - Key action Control of Infectious Diseases

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

RGI - Research grants (individual fellowships)

Coordinator

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE HEART

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Via Ettore Petrolini 2 ; 00197 ROMA ; Italy
• Total cost: No data