Abstract

The purpose of this research project is to better understand the effects of certain fats on the capacity of blood cells to generate inflammatory substances. The long-term objective of the research is to evaluate whether the manipulation of dietary fats can be used to reduce inflammation in chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
Project #
5M01RR007122-09
Application #
6408960
Study Section
General Clinical Research Centers Committee (CLR)
Project Start
1992-09-30
Project End
2001-02-28
Budget Start
Budget End
Support Year
9
Fiscal Year
2000
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Department
Type
DUNS #
041418799
City
Winston-Salem
State
NC
Country
United States
Zip Code
27106

  Publications

Paek, M-S; Nightingale, C L; Tooze, J A et al. (2018) Contextual and stress process factors associated with head and neck cancer caregivers' physical and psychological well-being. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 27:e12833
South, Andrew M; Nixon, Patricia A; Chappell, Mark C et al. (2018) Obesity is Associated with Higher Blood Pressure and Higher Levels of Angiotensin II but Lower Angiotensin-(1-7) in Adolescents Born Preterm. J Pediatr :
Askie, Lisa M; Darlow, Brian A; Finer, Neil et al. (2018) Association Between Oxygen Saturation Targeting and Death or Disability in Extremely Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Oxygenation Prospective Meta-analysis Collaboration. JAMA 319:2190-2201
Keaton, Jacob M; Gao, Chuan; Guan, Meijian et al. (2018) Genome-wide interaction with the insulin secretion locus MTNR1B reveals CMIP as a novel type 2 diabetes susceptibility gene in African Americans. Genet Epidemiol 42:559-570
Autmizguine, Julie; Tan, Sylvia; Cohen-Wolkowiez, Michael et al. (2018) Antifungal Susceptibility and Clinical Outcome in Neonatal Candidiasis. Pediatr Infect Dis J 37:923-929
Jilling, Tamas; Ambalavanan, Namasivayam; Cotten, C Michael et al. (2018) Surgical necrotizing enterocolitis in extremely premature neonates is associated with genetic variations in an intergenic region of chromosome 8. Pediatr Res 83:943-953
South, Andrew M; Nixon, Patricia A; Chappell, Mark C et al. (2018) Association between preterm birth and the renin-angiotensin system in adolescence: influence of sex and obesity. J Hypertens 36:2092-2101
Hong, Jaeyoung; Hatchell, Kathryn E; Bradfield, Jonathan P et al. (2018) Transethnic Evaluation Identifies Low-Frequency Loci Associated With 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 103:1380-1392
Riley, Robert F; Miller, Chadwick D; Russell, Gregory B et al. (2017) Cost analysis of the History, ECG, Age, Risk factors, and initial Troponin (HEART) Pathway randomized control trial. Am J Emerg Med 35:77-81
Washburn, Lisa K; Nixon, Patricia A; Snively, Beverly M et al. (2017) Antenatal corticosteroids and cardiometabolic outcomes in adolescents born with very low birth weight. Pediatr Res 82:697-703

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