Asthma - Obesity Connection: Protein Linked To Diabetes & Obesity Now Has New Role In Controlling Airway Inflammation In Asthma
Asthma - Obesity connection: protein linked to diabetes & obesity now hasnew role in controlling airway inflammation in asthma A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesityaccording to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also partof the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways. [click link for full article]

Asthma — Obesity Connection
A new asthma gene provides an unexpected link between asthma and obesity according to a research team at Sydney's Garvan Institute, who are also part of the Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma and Airways.Bennett Shum and colleagues have found that a fatty acid binding protein called aP2, which is already known for its role in diabetes and obesity, is also present in the lung where it is crucial in controlling inflammation in asthma. [click link for full article]

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