PPAR-gamma and BPH/LUTS

描述(由申请人提供)：RFA是本规划中心提案的回应，旨在鼓励建立来自不同背景的大量研究人员，教育和告知研究社区与良性泌尿系统疾病相关的问题，并开发后续研究中心提案所需的初步数据和基础设施的组成部分。显然，如果不能更广泛地了解BPH/LUTS与其他相关共病的关系，就不能研究BPH/LUTS的问题。范德比尔特存在许多相互作用和相互关联的中心(图1)，这使这里成为在该地区建立中心的理想地点，因此，我们认为这样一个中心是一个可以产生成效的目标，应该追求。 因此，本P20提案中将要建立的规划中心有以下目标： 帮助创造一个支持重要和创新研究的环境。 提高人们对BPH/LUTS及其与其他重大共病的关系的认识和兴趣。加强对学生、科学家和临床医生的良性泌尿外科研究教育。 促进跨学科合作，特别是在新兴研究领域，以促进新的想法和科学方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The RFA, to which this Planning Center proposal is a response, is designed to encourage the establishment of a critical mass of investigators from a variety of backgrounds, to educate and inform the research community about the problems associated with benign urologic disease, and to develop components of the preliminary data and infrastructure which will be needed for subsequent Research Center proposals. It is clear that the problem of BPH/LUTS cannot be studied without a broader understanding of the relationship of this syndrome with other associated co-morbidities. The existence of many interacting and interrelated centers at Vanderbilt (Figure 1) makes this an ideal site to establish a Center in this area and for this reason we believe that such a Center is a goal which can be productive and should be pursued. Therefore the Planning Center to be established in this P20 proposal has the following goals: Help to create an environment that supports important and innovative research. Raise awareness and interest in BPH/LUTS and its relationship to other significant co-morbidities. Enhance benign urologic research education for students, scientists, and clinicians. Foster interdisciplinary collaborations, especially in the emerging areas of research, to catalyze new ideas and scientific approaches.