Spatiotemporal distribution of urinary taurine status and its association with ambient SO2: Possible factors that may impact ischemic stroke
Grant Data
Project Title
Spatiotemporal distribution of urinary taurine status and its association with ambient SO2: Possible factors that may impact ischemic stroke
Principal Investigator
Professor Tian, Linwei
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Ho Kin-fai
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Yang Lin
(Co-principal investigator)
Professor Cowling Benjamin John
(Co-principal investigator)
Dr Ning Zhi
(Co-principal investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2023-10-01
Amount
1491664
Conference Title
Spatiotemporal distribution of urinary taurine status and its association with ambient SO2: Possible factors that may impact ischemic stroke
Keywords
Taurine, Longevity vitamin, Sulfur dioxide (SO2), Ischemic stroke, Urine analysis
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Panel
Biology and Medicine (M)
HKU Project Code
20211551
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund 2021
Funding Year
2023
Status
On-going
Objectives
To obtain the first-ever snapshot of taurine status in the population of Hong Kong with urine excretion of taurine as an indicator and examine whether the spatiotemporal pattern of taurine status is associated with ambient sulfur dioxide (SO2).