Interaction between estrogen and the renin-angiotensin system in the regulation of arterial pressure

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/490919

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Women before menopause are protected from cardiovascular disease. Estrogen is thought to provide this protection. Yet post-menopause estrogen replacement has not always proven beneficial. We are investigating the idea that estrogen within a narrow window modulates the hormone angiotensin (a major regulator of blood pressure) to lower blood presssure but outside this range (higher or lower) the benefits are lost.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $638,525.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

angiotensin | angiotensin receptors | cardiovascular disease | estrogen | hypertension | sex differences | sex hormones

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