Activin As role in Metabolic Disorders

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

Inflammatory disorders a variety of pathologies, besides septicemia, infections and non-infective diseases, also are implication in metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypercholesterolemia . Activin A is a protein that has important effects in inflammatory disorders. Because T2D and hypercholesterolemia have inflammatory characteristics and activin A has important effects in inflammatory disorders, it merits studying the links between activin A, T2D and hypercholesterolemia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $48,278.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Clinical microbiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Activin and inhibin | hypercholesterolemia | inflammation | metabolic syndrome | type 2 diabetes