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Project Number: | I01CX002141-01 |
| Title: | Role of skin injury-induced inflammation in wound healing |
| Principal Investigator: | Matthew J Turner |
| Location: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Clinical Science R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2021 - December 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $240,875 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,200,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: PROJECT SUMMARY Chronic skin wounds like diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a serious medical problem in Veterans. Up to one third of patients with diabetes develop DFU, a leading cause of lower leg amputations as well as skin and bone infections and an independent risk factor for death. As current therapies are limited and often ineffective, there is a critical need to better understand pathogenesis in order to identify new and improved therapies for chronic wounds in diabetes and other disease sta... |