? Obesity is a major health concern in the United States, affecting 35% of the adult population and almost one fourth of children. Obesity causes or complicates a number of diseases, including cardiovascular disorders, diabetes and osteoarthritis. Obesity increases the risk of many forms of cancer. Obesity complicates the treatment of surgical patients and is a major risk factor for postoperative complications. At the physiologic level, obesity is a disorder of energy imbalance, developing when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure. Food intake is largely regulated by the central nervous system, particularly the hypothalamus. Through a combination of genetic and biochemical approaches, novel peptide mediators which regulate energy homeostasis have recently been identified, and are the focus of major investigative efforts. While it seems intuitive that peptides that regulate food intake would also affect secretion of digestive enzymes, few studies have addressed this topic. The overall hypothesis of this proposal is that feeding peptides regulate pancreatic exocrine secretion via neural control mechanisms. This hypothesis is encompassed in the following specific aims: (1 To investigate the mechanisms by which ghrelin and CART peptide regulate pancreatic exocrine secretion in vivo: (2 To define the cellular mechanisms that regulate expression and release of neuronal ghrelin and CART peptide; (3 To determine the cellular mechanisms by which ghrelin and CART peptide regulate excitability of parasympathetic neurons that project to the pancreas; and (4 To study long-term cellular mechanisms by which feeding neuroligands regulate pancreatic neurons. ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award (R37)
Project #
5R37DK043225-18
Application #
7337152
Study Section
Surgery and Bioengineering Study Section (SB)
Program Officer
May, Michael K
Project Start
1991-01-01
Project End
2008-12-31
Budget Start
2008-01-01
Budget End
2008-12-31
Support Year
18
Fiscal Year
2008
Total Cost
$319,376
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Department
Surgery
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
073133571
City
Ann Arbor
State
MI
Country
United States
Zip Code
48109
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