Cytokine signalling and insulin resistance in obesity.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/448326

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Western communities are experiencing an epidemic of obesity that is contributing to diabetes, heart disease, and premature death. This project is investigating why being overweight and obese causes diabetes. Improved understanding about how hormones regulates the body's storage and breakdown of fat and responsiveness to insulin will enable the development of new medicines for the treatment of obesity and the prevention of diabetes.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $512,065.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Endocrinology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

AMP-activated protein kinase | adipokines and hormone signalling | cytokine secretion and signalling | fatty acid oxidation | inflammation | inflammation and insulin resistance | metabolic syndrome | obesity/metabolism | skeletal muscle

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