Curing fatty muscles: understanding the role of PLIN5 in lipid metabolism and tissue function

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1047138

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Diseases associated with the deposition of lipids in muscle are becoming an increasingly important medical problem as the incidence of obesity increases. Skeletal muscle and cardiac function are greatly altered by excessive lipid deposition. The protein PLIN5 is important in regulating fat metabolism. This project aims to determine the functions of PLIN5, how PLIN5 is regulated and whether altering PLIN5 contributes to the development of diabetes and heart failure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 01-01-2015

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $462,162.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical Physiology not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cardiac energetics | insulin action | lipid metabolism | metabolism | obesity | skeletal muscle

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