Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$823,054.00

Award Date

8/07/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

In this proposal, we describe a new pathway signaling PMN influx and damage to the airways that may play a role as an initiator or cofactor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Specifically, chemical or enzymatic breakdown of collagen releas