Omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid analogues in the treatment of diabetic complications

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/453464

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Treatment of diabetes has become an even greater challenge to our community today. The ill health from diabetes arises from the high blood sugar levels. Treatment of diabetic complications such as kidney damage has now become a major goal. This research addresses this problem by trying to find out if a group of novel polyunsaturated fatty acids can target the process initiated by high blood sugar responsible for kidney damage.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2007

End Date: 01-01-2009

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $418,446.00

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

Diabetes | Fatty acids | Hyperglyceamia | Mesangial Cells | Nephropathy | Protein C Kinase | retinopathy

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