Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AI054450-02
Application #
6704744
Study Section
Experimental Immunology Study Section (EI)
Program Officer
Gondre-Lewis, Timothy A
Project Start
2003-02-15
Project End
2007-01-31
Budget Start
2004-02-01
Budget End
2005-01-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
$270,704
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Georgetown University
Department
Pharmacology
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
049515844
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20057

  Publications

Motter, Arianne L; Ahern, Gerard P (2008) TRPV1-null mice are protected from diet-induced obesity. FEBS Lett 582:2257-62
Matta, Jose A; Ahern, Gerard P (2007) Voltage is a partial activator of rat thermosensitive TRP channels. J Physiol 585:469-82
Leon-Ponte, Matilde; Ahern, Gerard P; O'Connell, Peta J (2007) Serotonin provides an accessory signal to enhance T-cell activation by signaling through the 5-HT7 receptor. Blood 109:3139-46
O'Connell, Peta J; Wang, Xiangbin; Leon-Ponte, Matilde et al. (2006) A novel form of immune signaling revealed by transmission of the inflammatory mediator serotonin between dendritic cells and T cells. Blood 107:1010-7
O'Connell, Peta J; Pingle, Sandeep C; Ahern, Gerard P (2005) Dendritic cells do not transduce inflammatory stimuli via the capsaicin receptor TRPV1. FEBS Lett 579:5135-9