Autocrine functions of adipokines
Grant Data
Project Title
Autocrine functions of adipokines
Principal Investigator
Emeritus Professor Lam, Karen Siu Ling
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Xu Jianyu
(Co-Investigator)
Professor Xu Aimin
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2003-11-01
Amount
58000
Conference Title
Autocrine functions of adipokines
Presentation Title
Keywords
autocrine
Discipline
Connective Tissues
HKU Project Code
N/A
Grant Type
Small Project Funding
Funding Year
2003
Status
Completed
Objectives
To establish a system to stably and efficiently suppress the expression of resistin, adiponectin and adipocyspin in mouse adipocytes using RNA interference; to investigate the autocrine function of these adipolines on adipogenesis, lipolysis, lipogenesis and insulin sensitivity in the gene-knock down cell models.