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Project Number: | I01BX004663-01 |
Title: | Islet Beta-Cell Dysfunction Under Metabolic Stress |
Principal Investigator: | Anjan Kowluru |
Location: | Allen Park, MI |
Congressional District Code: | 13 |
Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
Project Period: | January 2020 - December 2023 |
FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $125,000 |
Total Award Amount (all years): |
$710,000 |
Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: It is well established that chronic exposure of the pancreatic islet β-cells to metabolic stress (e.g., high glucose, palmitate and ceramide) induces metabolic dysfunction and loss of functional β-cell mass. Original and ongoing investigations from our laboratory have defined novel roles for Rac1, a small G-protein, in the pathogenesis of islet β-cell dysfunction under glucolipotoxic conditions. Based on published and compelling preliminary evidence, we now propose to test the overall hypothesis... |