The Influence Of NF-KB In The Development Of Autoimmunity And Cancer In Fas/FasL Mutant Mice
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$596,925.00
Summary
Apoptotic cell death is an essential process in the human body, it removes useless and dangerous cells, preventing autoimmune disease and cancer. Apoptosis is activated when the surface receptor Fas is stimulated by its ligand, FasL, but defective signalling causes disease associated with deregulated NF-?B activation. We will investigate how faulty FasL-induced apoptosis cooperates with deregulated NF-kB activation or defective Aire (immunological tolerance orchestrator) results in autoimmunity.
How Deletional And Non-Deletional Tolerance Mechanisms Integrate To Prevent Autoimmune Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$509,944.00
Summary
The body produces millions of immune cells every day to fight infection. Some of these immune cells are defective and dangerous because they can cause autoimmune diseases, like Type I diabetes and multiple sclerosis. To defuse this risk, such immune cells are either caused to die or are inactivated to prevent autoimmunity. We propose to investigate how the processes of immune cell death and inactivation work in health and disease so we may harness these mechanisms to cure autoimmunity.