Interactions between Neuropeptide FF receptor and hypothalamic neuropeptides in the regulation of energy homeostasis and obesity

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1039847

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Despite the alarming obesity epidemic, there currently exists no effective long-term treatment for obesity. Neuropeptide FF and its receptor NPFF2R have an emerging role in regulating food intake and body fat stores. Results from this study will show whether NPFF2R plays an important role in regulating appetite, metabolic rate, body weight and fat stores, thus help to identify whether NPFF2R-targeted therapeutics would confer significant benefit for the long-term treatment of obesity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2012

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $95,733.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Neurosciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

body weight regulation | central nervous system (CNS) | hypothalamus | neuropeptide Y (NPY) | obesity

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