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To investigate the impact of 7 days of bed-rest on skeletal muscle mass, strength and whole-body insulin sensitivity in healthy, young men.
To identify predictors for the different treatment options for obesity (1. combined lifestyl intervention plus, 2. E-health treatment, 3. bariatric surgery; inclusion for treatment options 1 and 2 takes place in the EMC, inclusion for the treatment…
Brown adipose tissue activity and energy metabolism in cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease
To study BAT activity and energy metabolism in patients with cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease.
To study the pharmacokinetics of non-reactive labelled histidine (L-HISTIDINE:HCL:H2O (D5, 98%; 15N3,98%) and the effect on intestinal imidazole propionate (IP)production in small intestine vs colon in healthy controls, metabolic syndrome and DM2…
The purpose of GRN-study is: 1. to determine the long-term effectiveness of a 12 weeks lasting physical exercise training program. 2. to determine the costeffectiveness of the 12 weeks lasting physical exercise training program. In aim of the GRN-…
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of adipokines-secretion in visceral adipose tissue and its influence on the risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma. Examination of adipose tissue may provide important insight into mechanistic links…
1. To compare the effects of fasting on energy sensing machinery in muscle of obese vs normal weight subjects2. To compare neuronal activity in the brain in response to fasting in obese vs normal weight humans3. To compare the activity of the HPA…
To study the application of fMRI for the detection of BAT perfusion.
To describe the differences in macrophage infiltration and mRNA expression of adipocytokines in subcutaneous, omental and perirenal fat tissue in Cushing's syndrome compared to healthy controls.
To determine energy expenditure and sleep in response to protein/carbohydrate and fat ratio of the diet over a short-term and long-term period of time.
To anwer the question: Is the elevation of energy expenditure and mitochondrial uncoupling smaller in obese than in lean subjects after mild cold exposure and what is the role of the sympathetic nervous system?
To study effects of AXOS (1) on gut health including among other parameters intestinal transit time, fecal cytotoxicity, pH, inflammatory markers, short-chain fatty acids and microbiota composition), gut permeability and gut functioning (bloating,…
Primary objective: To investigate whether the introduction of LiverMultiScan as a standardised diagnostic test for liver disease can prove a cost effective method in different EU territories.Secondary Objectives:- To investigate patient satisfaction…
Studies of ex vivo muscle cell autophagy flux, leucocyte mitochondrial function and oxylipins, specifically prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in critically ill patients during admission to an intensive care unit (ICU).
• To study denominators of the metabolic syndrome in all survivors of childhood cancer• To compare the occurrence with previous disease and treatment components to identify subgroups at risk Metabolic syndrome• To study the overall frequency of the…
The STEM study presented here aims to increase our knowledge of the most common intestinal, gastric and liver epithelial diseases with the ultimate goal to treat these disorders. Particularly, children that have severe malfunction of their…
To quantify the change in hepatic fat (primary objective) and endothelial function, arterial stiffness, plasma lipids, plasma biomarkers of inflammation and endothelial function, and plasma advanced glycation end products (secondary objectives)…