Age- and energy-status dependent-plasticity of glucose sensing, orexigenic NPY Neurons: the glucose-ghrelin balance

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1084600

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Our research aims to identify how specific brain cells detect changes in glucose levels and how ageing and diet affect their function. We identified a subset of nerve cells that detect changes in glucose and the “hunger” hormone ghrelin, their ability to do so adapting with age and nutritional status. This project will investigate the potential of these nerve cells as targets for therapeutic and diet- intervention strategies to target obesity, diabetes and promote healthy ageing

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2015

End Date: 01-01-2018

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $578,641.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Autonomic Nervous System

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

electrophysiology | energy balance | energy intake | glucose homeostasis | hypothalamus

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