Telomere uncapping and arterial dysfunction: Novel mechanism and implications for aging

端粒脱帽和动脉功能障碍：新机制及其对衰老的影响

基本信息

批准号：
9897453
负责人：
Anthony John Donato
金额：
$ 31.13万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2016-09-01 至 2022-03-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9897453
关键词：
Acute Address Adhesions Adverse effects Age Aging Animal Model Arteries Biological Availability Blood Pressure Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Aging Cell Culture Techniques Cells Characteristics Chromosomes Chronic DNA DNA Double Strand Break Disease Elastin Elderly Endothelial Cells Endothelium Environment Event Functional disorder Future Goals Healthcare Human Hypertension Immune Impairment In Vitro Industrialization Infiltration Inflammaging Inflammation Inflammatory Knock-out Knowledge Length Leukocytes Link Mediating Modeling Morbidity - disease rate Mus Nitric Oxide Outcome Outcome Measure Pathologic Pathway interactions Pharmacologic Substance Phenotype Physiological Play Population Prevalence Prevention Protein p53 Proteins Pulse Pressure Role Signal Transduction Small Interfering RNA Societies Stimulus Stress Stretching TERF2 gene TP53 gene Telomere Capping Transgenic Mice Tumor Suppressor Proteins age related arterial stiffness blood pressure reduction cardiovascular disorder risk cardiovascular risk factor care burden clinically relevant disorder risk endothelial dysfunction in vivo insight knock-down middle age mortality mouse model novel pressure prevent public health relevance response senescence telomere therapeutic target tissue culture tissue/cell culture

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Advancing age is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and arterial dysfunction is a critical contributor to this increased disease risk. The proposed studies will explore the novel hypothesis that age- associated arterial telomere dysfunction is an underlying mechanism for increased arterial inflammation and dysfunction with aging. We hypothesize that telomere dysfunction, characterized by telomere uncapping, triggers cell senescence via the p53/p21 pathway that results in increased inflammatory signaling and ultimately leading to augmented large artery stiffness and endothelial dysfunction. We will address these hypotheses by utilizing mouse and endothelial cell culture models of aging, as well as inducible systemic and endothelial specific models of telomere uncapping. Additionally, using a transgenic mouse model of greater systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure and in vitro arterial and tissue culture models of circumferential stress, we will determine if increases in circumferential wall stretch is a critical stimulus for te induction of telomere uncapping. These results will reveal a novel mechanism underlying age-associated arterial dysfunction and disease risk, as well as provide critical evidence for future studies to determine therapeutic targets to reduce chronic arterial inflammation. This is a clinically relevant and important goal given the prevalence of cardiovascular disease among older adults, the increasing age of our population and its associated morbidity, mortality, and health care burden.

描述（由申请人提供）：年龄增长是心血管疾病的主要危险因素，而动脉功能障碍是导致这种疾病风险增加的关键因素。拟议的研究将探讨年龄相关的动脉端粒功能障碍是一种潜在机制的新假设。我们研究发现端粒功能障碍（以端粒脱帽为特征）通过 p53/p21 通路触发细胞衰老，从而导致炎症信号传导增加。并最终导致大动脉硬度增加和内皮功能障碍，我们将通过利用衰老的小鼠和内皮细胞培养模型以及端粒脱帽的诱导全身和内皮特异性模型来解决这些假设。通过收缩压和脉压以及周向应力的体外动脉和组织培养模型，我们将确定周壁拉伸的增加是否是端粒诱导的关键刺激因素这些结果将揭示与年龄相关的动脉功能障碍和疾病风险的新机制，并为未来的研究提供关键证据，以确定减少慢性动脉炎症的治疗目标，这是一个具有临床意义的重要目标。老年人的心血管疾病、人口老龄化及其相关的发病率、死亡率和医疗保健负担。