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Metabolic Diseases

Metabolic-associated diseases such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, obesity, and metabolic disorders are a group of conditions that are becoming more common and significantly increase the risk of kidney and cardiovascular diseases. When these diseases occur together, they are called metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it is crucial to study and understand both the physiology of individual organs and the interactions among organs and their systems.

From Cell to Organ Interaction

At the Institute of Physiology, four research groups study the physiology of various organ systems and their associated metabolic diseases. Since metabolic diseases typically have multifactorial causes and systemic effects on the entire organism, we investigate not only cellular and organ-level effects, but also the interactions among different organ systems.