ASTHMA AND OBESITY SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS ON HEPATIC METABOLISM IN A MOUSE MODEL

Background Obesity is a widespread disease with increasing case numbers and serious health consequences. Asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease. Asthma and obesity frequently co-occur and usually negatively influence the respective disease course. Recent epidemiological studies suggest a pathomechanistic link between obesity and asthma. Molecular biology studies on the mechanism of this interaction, however, are missing.