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The role of acidic metabolites and their G protein-coupled receptors in the development of inflammatory diseases and allergies

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posted on 2017-05-30, 03:15 authored by Craig McKenzie
Inflammatory and allergic diseases like asthma, food allergy and inflammatory bowel disease are becoming extremely common. These diseases have been linked to poor diet typical of western society. This doctorate has identified new ways in which eating fibre can protect against such diseases. In addition, this doctorate has discovered molecules involved in this process that are potential targets for new drugs that may treat these diseases.

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Principal supervisor

Laurence Macia

Additional supervisor 1

Charles Mackay

Year of Award

2017

Department, School or Centre

Biomedical Sciences (Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute)

Additional Institution or Organisation

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

Doctorate

Faculty

Faculty of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences

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