Veronika Nindl
Role of T helper cells in cardiovascular immunopathological disease
Apr 1, 2010Chronic inflammatory reactions directed against cells within the vascular wall or the myocardium are key elements in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Although myocarditis is a rather frequent cause of death in young adults, the lack of kn...
Fundamental Research - Apr 1, 2010 - Mar 31, 2013
Completed
Project leader: Ludewig Burkhard
Members: Nindl Veronika
Role of professional and non-professional antigen presenting cells in cardiovascular immunopathological disease
Apr 1, 2007The importance of chronic inflammatory processes in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases is now widely recognized. Atherosclerosis and autoimmune myocarditis are prototypical diseases illustrating the detrimental effects of constant immune act...
Fundamental Research - Apr 1, 2007 - Mar 31, 2010
Completed
Project leader: Ludewig Burkhard
Members: Eugster Karin, Nindl Veronika
Preventing autoimmune myocarditis through cardiac myosin-specific tolerance
Jan 1, 2007The exact pathological basis of human myocarditis has not yet been sufficiently clarified and therefore, the appropriate treatment has remained a major clinical problem. Assuming that immunopathological damage contributes to the inflammatory nature o...
Fundamental Research - Jan 1, 2007 - Dec 31, 2009
Completed
Project leader: Ludewig Burkhard
Members: Nindl Veronika, Maier Reinhard