Protective cardiovascular effects of GPR18 activation in type 2 diabetes Grant uri icon

abstract

  • The proposed research addresses a health related problem that deals with cardiovascular derangements caused by type 2 diabetes. A rodent model system will be used in the proposed studies to enable the visiting scholar to conduct biomedical research on the role of a novel endocannabinoid receptor in the deleterious cardiovascular consequences of type 2 diabetes.

date/time interval

  • September 2013 - August 2015