Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE

Amount

$429,000.00

Award Date

4/29/2009

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

We have identified a novel peptide that acts as an effective therapeutic agent in mouse and hamster models of radiation-induced oral mucositis by targeting tight junctions (TJs) that connect adjacent epithelial cells, thereby protecting the mucosal barrie