Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$100,011.00

Award Date

3/29/2010

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

Transforming Growth Factor -B1 (TGF-B) key mediator in tissue fibrosis. TGF-B involved in: 1) Differentiation of myofibroblasts, primary source of ECM production; 2) Stimulate synthesis of many other matrix components, such as collagens, fibronectins, and