Enhanced Allergic Airway Hyperresponsiveness in a Mouse Model of Social Stress

Authors

Angela Haczku, MD, PhD, University of PennsylvaniaFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

1-4-2012

Comments

Dr. Angela Haczku is a Research Associate Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division. Dr. Haczku was awarded the American Lung Association Career Investigator Award (rank: 9.5%). Dr. Haczku's research interests are asthma and COPD.

Abstract

Overall Goals and Objectives:

1. To understand the link between corticosteroid responsiveness and psychosocial stress.

2. To investigate the effects of stress on the pulmonary innate immune function during airway inflammation.

3. To understand the role of the surfactant protein D in regulating immune function in airway inflammation.

Recommended Citation

Haczku, MD, PhD, Angela, "Enhanced Allergic Airway Hyperresponsiveness in a Mouse Model of Social Stress" (2012). Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds. Presentation 36.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pulmcritcaregrandrounds/36