Grant Publications

Proposal No. IBD-0115
Principal Investigator:  Robert L. Clancy, M.D., Ph.D.
Applicant Organization:  The University of Newcastle Research Associates (TUNRA) Limited (Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia)
Project Title:  Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of Crohn’s disease in a substantial proportion of subjects
Period of Award:  April 19, 2004 – April 30, 2006

Clancy R, Ren Z, Turton J, Pang G, Wettstein A.  Molecular evidence for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) in Crohn's disease correlates with enhanced TNF-alpha secretion. Digestive and Liver Disease 2007;39:445-51.

Ren Z, Turton J, Borody T, Pang G, Clancy R.  Selective Th2 pattern of cytokine secretion in Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis-infected Crohn's disease.  Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2008;23:310-4.