Primary Recipient

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Amount

$51,256.00

Award Date

7/30/2009

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

12 and IL-18 are key mediators promoting inflammatory reactions. Localized inflammatory responses are important mechanisms to limit pathogen infections and to promote wound healing. However, excessive and uncontrolled production of IL-12 and IL-18 and res