Project

Study of the impact of chronic intestinal inflammation on stem cell function and its consequences for epithelial transformation and cancer development

Code
3G003612
Duration
01 January 2012 → 31 December 2015
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
    • Gastro-enterology and hepatology
    • Immunology
Keywords
intestine inflammation stem cell NF-kB
 
Project description

Chronic inflammation contributes to tumor promotion and progression, and many of the tumor-promoting effects of inflammation depend on the activation of the transcription factor NF-κB. Interference with NF-κB signalling therefore represents a potential new therapeutic approach. Our project concerns the study of how NF-kB-dependent inflammation affects intestinal tissue physiology and can contribute to the development of intestinal cancer.