This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing theresources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject andinvestigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source,and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed isfor the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator.Utilize tissue engineering technology and an in vitro model of the airway mucosa to understand the mechanisms of injury and healing of the bronchial epithelium following exposure to inhaled toxic chemical agents that include mustard gas (phosgene), chlorine gas, and 100% oxygen. Understanding of the mechanism of injury and healing will then lead to the development of therapeutic interventions. Our initial means of studying this phenomenon is to understand tissue breakdown of collagen using SHG, and to monitor oxidative stress in the cell by following fluorescence of flavins and NADH.
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