1)研究不同代谢组织间的交互调控。代谢疾病由于高血糖和高血脂引起的全身性病变,主要的代谢调控组织如肝脏、脂肪和肌肉等都能分泌释放多种因子来调控代谢,形成代谢调控网络。本实验室鉴定、研究有关分泌新因子,并验证其作为药物靶点的可行性。
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