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Project

Mucosal wound healing and regeneration in chronic upper airway diseases.

Outputs and Outcomes

Code

31514511

Duration

01 January 2011 → 31 December 2013

Funding

Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Claus Bachert

Research disciplines

Medical and health sciences
- Immunology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Immunology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Speech, language and hearing sciences
- Immunology
- Otorhinolaryngology

Keywords

chronic rhinosinusitis epithelium tissue engineering nasal polyposis

Project description

Wound healing and scar formation is a frequent problem encountered after functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal polyps. In this project we will identify negative factors that influence epithelial regeneration and based on this findings develop therapeutic strategies, using an in vitro model, tissue engineering of epithelium and cartilage and a pharmacologic trial

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