Cardiovascular effects of enhanced leptin signalling

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1103193

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Leptin treatment causes weight loss, but leptin also increases blood pressure. We wish to determine if increasing leptin signalling, by modifying signal transduction pathways within leptin sensitive cells in the brain, can reduce weight without increasing blood pressure.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $1,200,972.00

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

hypertension | hypothalamus | leptin | phosphatase | signal transduction

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