THE ACUTE IMMUNE RESPONSE IN THE LUNGS OF PATIENTS IN CRITICAL CONDITIONS DUE TO SARS-COV-2 INFECTION, DKK 800,000

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19
  • start year

    2020
  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $120,000
  • Funder

    Lundbeck Foundation
  • Principal Investigator

    N/A

  • Research Location

    Denmark
  • Lead Research Institution

    University of Copenhagen
  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A
  • Research Category

    Pathogen: natural history, transmission and diagnostics

  • Research Subcategory

    Immunity

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    OtherUnspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The group of researchers will investigate how our lungs' own immune system reacts to COVID-19. The virus can cause severe inflammation of the lungs with subsequent pulmonary damage. However, because this virus is new, we as yet know very little about its impact on the lungs. The researchers will extract fluid from the lungs of severely ill patients in ICUs, and will characterise immune cells and neurotransmitters.