Project

Mucosal wound healing and regeneration in chronic upper airway diseases.

Code

3E020609

Duration

01 October 2009 → 30 September 2012

Funding

Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)

Promotor

Claus Bachert

Fellow

Thibaut Van Zele

Research disciplines

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

Keywords

tissue engineering

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 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.