Accepted Abstracts:

  • Transgenic rabbits overexpressing human apob mrna editing gene (apobec-1) are obese
    Georges Gaudriault*, Bénédicte Fournes, Sandrine Braud, Christelle Mougin, Celine Viglietta**, Louis- Marie Houdebine** and Itzik Harosh*
    * ObeTherapy Biotechnology 4, Evry, France
    ** Unité de Différenciation Cellulaire – INRA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
     
  • Effect of caralluma fimbriata extract on appetite and weight control
    R Raj, SK Srinivas, T Raj, R Rajendran , AV Kurpad
    Division of Nutrition - Institute of Population Health and Clinical Research - St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bangalore, INDIA
     
  • Synergistic acting of mixture of herbs extracts as an adjunct in the dietary treatment of obesity. Results from a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study
    K. Linke*, J-M. Gaullier**, O. Gudmundsen**, I. Krela-Kazmierczak*, M. Krotkiewski***
    * Department of Gastroenterology, Academy of Medicine, Poznan, Poland
    ** Scandinavian Clinical Research AS, Norway
    *** Department of Clinical Neuroscience, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Sweden
     
  • INOS gene disruption potentiates the anti-diabetic effects of rosiglitazone in obese mice: role of the adiponectin-ampk pathway
    P. Dallaire*, Mathieu Laplante**, Patrice Penfornis*, Maria Trujillo***, Philipp E. Scherer***, Yves Deshaies** and André Marette*
    * Lipid research Unit, CHUL Research Centerr, Laval University, Québec, Québec,Canada
    ** Laval Hospital Research Center, Laval University, Québec, Québec,Canada
    *** Departments of Cell Biology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
     
  • Effect of different treatments on weight reduction among selected adult obese women
    Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman and R.Parimala
    Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
     
  • Effect of remedial measures on selected adult obese women
    Vijayalakshmi Purushothaman and R.Parimala
    Avinashilingam Deemed University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
     
  • Physiological characterization of monosodium glutamate and diet-induced obesity in inbred and outbred mice
    L. Maletínská*, R. Shamas Toma*, J. Maixnerová*, J. Slaninová*, Z. Pirnik***, A. Kiss***, and B. Železná**
    * Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
    ** Institute of Molecular Genetics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
    *** Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
     
  • Proinflammatory cytokine polymorphisms and the risk of obesity
    F Pereira*, AC Santos**, JC Machado*, H Barros**
    * IPATIMUP - Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto, Portugal.
    ** Serviço de Higiene e Epidemiologia, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Portugal.
     
  • Obesity prevention in pediatrics: A Pilot Resident Curriculum Intervention
    Jose Gonzalez
     
  • Activation of nuclear hormone receptors by Guggulipids and its component commipheric acid
    C. Cornick*, B. Strongitharn**, J. Rogers**, G. Sassano**, C. Rawlins**, A. Mayes, M.A. Cawthorne*, L. Brown**, J.R.S. Arch*
    * Clore Laboratory, University of Buckingham, UK
    ** Unilever Research, Colworth House, UK
     
  • The effect of an extract of cissus quadrangularis (cylaris™) on weight and serum lipids in obese patients in cameroon: a randomized double blind clinical trial
    J. Oben, D. Mandob, G. Fomekong, G. Agbor and C. Momo
    Laboratory of Nutrition and Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, B.P. 812, University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon.
     
  • Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors significantly decrease body weight of diet-induced obese rats
    J.J. Marshall, A. Claringbold, H. Sale and S. Westbrook,
    Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ramsgate Road, Sandwich, Kent CT13 9NJ
     
  • Omental adipose tissue ZFP36 mRNA abundance is correlated with fasting insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-ir) index and plasma adiponectin levels in women
    Bouchard L (1,2,3), Vohl MC (1,2,3), Deshaies Y (4,5), Dupont P (6), Daris M (6) and Tchernof A (2,3,7).
    1 Lipid Research Center, CHUQ pavilion CHUL;
    2 Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods, Laval University;
    3 Departement of Food Science and Nutrition, Laval University;
    4 Laval Hospital Research Center;
    5 Department of Anatomy and Physiology; Laval University;
    6 Gynecology Unit, CHUQ pavilion CHUL;
    7 Molecular Endocrinology and Oncology Research Center, CHUQ pavilion CHUL;
    Québec, Québec, Canada.
     
  • Phage display technology in targeting enzymes involved in lipid metabolism
    M. Lunder *, T. Bratkovič *, Z. Jenko **, J. Pungerčar **, B. Štrukelj *, ** and S. Kreft *
    * Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 7, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
    ** Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jamova 39, SI-Ljubljana, Slovenia
     
  • Immunohistochemical studies on leptin, ghrelin, orexin and orphanin fq expression in the stomach of obese (fa/fa) zucker rats
    V. Tessitore, M.L.Uzzo, G.F. Spatola, D. Cucco, G. Bonaventura
    Di.Me.S. Sezione di Istologia e Embriologia Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
     
  • Increased adiposity and relative body fat mass is accompanied by mitochondrial abnormalities in an ovine model of intrauterine nutrient restriction
    Piran Shelley* **, Simon J Heales*, John B. Clark*, Lucilla Poston**, David S. Gardner***, Mike E. Symonds**** Josie ML. McConnell**.
    * Division of Neurochemistry, Institute of Neurology UCL, London, United Kingdom.
    ** Division of Reproductive Health, Endocrinology and Development, St Thomas' Hospital KCL, London, United Kingdom.
    *** Centre for Reproduction and Early Life, Schools of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Sutton Bonington, and 4
    **** Human Development, University Hospital, University of Nottingham, UK.
     
  • Molecular mechanism of appetite suppression by a novel calcium/potassium salt of (–)-hydroxycitric acid (HCA-SX)
    Debasis Bagchi*, Manashi Bagchi** and Sunday E. Ohia***
    * Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, USA
    ** InterHealth Research Center, Benicia, CA, USA
    *** University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA
     
  • Increased Adiponectin but not SCD1 Activity Correlates with Reduced Body Weight Gain in CLA and PUFA Fed Zucker Fatty Rats.
    LG Ratkay, DG McLaren, RA Fraser, MD Winther
    Department of Drug Discovery – Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc, Burnaby, CANADA
     
  • High calcium diet with whey protein inhibits weight gain in a model of diet induced obesity
    TK Pilvi * **, R Korpela* **, H Vapaatalo *, E Mervaala *
    * Institute of Biomedicine/Pharmacology, University of Helsinki, Finland
    ** Foundation for Nutrition Research, Helsinki, Finland
     
  • The impact of overweight/obesity and associated cardiometabolic risk factor clusters on health-related quality of life in a nationally representative sample of adults in the united states
    Sullivan, PW, Ph.D.*, Ghushchyan, V, Ph.D.*, Wyatt, HR, M.D. **, Hill, JO, Ph.D. **
    * University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research Program, Denver, CO, USA
    ** University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the Center for Human Nutrition, Denver, CO, USA

 

 


Abstracts can be sent as a word file to the following address: anti-obesity2006@wanadoo.fr

Three special oral presentation sessions selected upon abstract submission: for scientists, pharmaceutical laboratories, veterinarian health companies, food supplement companies and start-ups :

  • What are the new scientific insights in the obesity field?
  • What are the potential new targets and useful pathways for new therapies against obesity?
  • What are the latest innovations in the natural ingredients and natural products field to fight or prevent obesity?

Dead line for the submission abstracts : April 15, 2006.
Please indicate in which session you would like to present your data
 Abstracts can be sent as a word file to the following address: anti-obesity2006@wanadoo.fr