Liver lipotoxicity and NASH: mechanistic roles of free cholesterol, saturated FFA, JNK1 and TLR4 [ 2015 - ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Geoffrey Farrell (Principal investigator)

Brief description Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) occurs in overweight people, diabetes and with high blood pressure and raised cholesterol. This research is about how cholesterol in liver cells interacts with long chain fatty acids to cause injury and inflammation (steatohepatitis, NASH) in NAFLD.

Funding Amount $416,398.00

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant