Grant: BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE
Primary Recipient
BECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF HOPE
Amount
$830,000.00
Award Date
6/17/2009
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
C57BL/6 (B6) mice are genetically resistant to fatal HSV encephalitis (HSE) compared to 129S6 (129) and BALB/c that are susceptible. We have shown that fatal HSE in 129 mice results from hyper-inflammatory responses involving macrophages and neutrophils a