The role of bone marrow adipose tissue in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity

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Project Title
The role of bone marrow adipose tissue in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity
Principal Investigator
Professor Zhou, Zhongjun   (Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Chan Danny   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Wang Yu   (Co-Investigator)
Professor Xu Aimin   (Co-Investigator)
Duration
36
Start Date
2019-05-01
Amount
1499900
Conference Title
The role of bone marrow adipose tissue in glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity
Presentation Title
Keywords
adipose, bone, glucose, insulin, sensitivity, tolerance
Discipline
Others - Medicine, Dentistry and Health
HKU Project Code
06173966
Grant Type
Health and Medical Research Fund - Full Grant
Funding Year
2018
Status
On-going
Objectives
We hypothesize that the amount of BMAT has important roles in the regulation of systemic metabolic homeostasis including glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity. We aim at characterizing the metabolic consequences of unbalanced BMAT to bone ratios.