Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ (INC)

Amount

$16,598.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

The parent grant application focuses on the induction of the expression and activity of an antimicrobial peptide gene, hCAP-18 or LL-37, in gingival epithelial cell (GEC) cultures in response to Vitamin D. A more complete characterization of this inducti