Gastrointestinal signals and cardiovascular regulation- implications for obesity-related hypertension.

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/628693

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, and obesity-related hypertension is the leading cause of serious cardiovascular complications. Hormones released from the gut have been implicated in obesity, but their contribution to hypertension has not been studied. Preliminary studies in our laboratory have shown that these hormones participate in signals related to cardiovascular control by acting locally to relay signals to the brain, and may be more important in obesity than previously thought.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2010

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $486,886.00

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

autonomic nervous system disease | blood pressure regulation | cardiovascular | central autonomic control | leptin | lipids | obesity | obesity-intervention | obesity-related hypertension | sympathetic

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