"Researchers link asthma to obesity", ABC News, July 14, 2006,
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1686610.htm

A Sydney-based medical research institute has discovered a link between
asthma and obesity.

Researchers at the Garvan Institute have found that the same fatty acid
binding protein that is already known for its role in obesity and
diabetes is also present in the lung.

Dr Michael Rolph says it is an important discovery.

"AP2 is a fatty acid binding protein that is already being looked at
for the treatment of obesity and diabetes," he said.

"For the first time we have found that aP2 is also active in the lung
and is crucial for controlling inflammation in asthma."