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funding expired
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Obesity does not respond to high circulating levels of the hormone leptin. This study is aiming at finding out why this happens and open new avenues for treatment of obesity.
Ex vivo and in vitro identification and study of leptin signaling pathways in commercially available cell lines serum/ plasma samples and discarded tissues from humans.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Group 1 | Lean and obese, diabetic and non diabetics |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Westerns / activation of signaling pathways (uo to two hours after treatment) | 04/01/2016 |
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diabetic or nondiabetic lean and obese subjects
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Christos Mantzoros, MD DSc | VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA | Boston | Massachusetts | 02130 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |