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Project Number: | I01BX004320-01A1 |
| Title: | Complementary Mechanisms of Protection Against Pneumococcal Infection |
| Principal Investigator: | Edward N. Janoff |
| Location: | Denver, CO |
| Congressional District Code: | 1 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | April 2019 - March 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $156,800 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$710,000 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: A leading cause of pneumonia and related morbidity and mortality is the mucosal pathogen, Streptococcus pneumoniae. Beginning at the upper respiratory mucosa, infection begins with colonization which can then be complicated by pneumonia and invasive bloodstream infections. The most prominent antibody in these mucosal sites is the IgA1 subclass. IgA1 antibodies to the pneumococcal capsule, its primary virulence factor, are generated in response to colonization, symptomatic infection and vaccinati... |