Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Purpose
to study whether a pre-dose of captopril, an established ACE inhibitor and anti-hypertension drug, can also increase the potency of vaccines by increasing activation of dendritic cells
Division
Global Health
Date
May 2009
Region Served
GLOBAL
Committed amount
$100,000
Grant topic
Discovery and Translational Sciences
Duration (months)
12
Grantee location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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