Call for proposal: The Ehlers-Danlos Society call 2018
Ruolo: Coordinatore
Responsabile per UniBS: Prof.sa Marina Colombi– Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Traslazionale
Contatto: marina.colombi@unibs.it
Data inizio 09/05/2019 – Data fine 08/05/2020
Abstract
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome/hypermobility spectrum disorders (hEDS/HSD) is the most common form of EDS, which is dominated by an extremely variable phenotype and a high rate of chronic disability. The etiology of hEDS/HSD is unknown, and patients are still without a definitive molecular diagnosis. Our previous studies demonstrated that hEDS/HSD fibroblasts exhibit a widespread extracellular matrix (ECM) disarray and significant expression changes of several genes involved in connective tissue architecture, and related to inflammatory, pain, and immune responses. These cells also show a proinflammatory matrix-degrading phenotype with a range of phenotypic features that are typical of myofibroblasts. Taking advantage from our cell model, in this project we plan to profile the proteome of hEDS/HSD patients’ dermal fibroblasts to identify specific proteomic signatures and perturbed biological processes that contribute to the pathophysiology of hEDS/HSD.
- UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI BRESCIA (Coordinatore), Italia
- UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO, Italia
- IRCCS CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA DI SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italia
Costo totale progetto: US$ 50.000,00
Contributo per UniBS: US$ 32.000,00