Chaperone Proteins in a Primate Model of Age-Related Metabolic Disease

项目摘要 我计划研究热休克蛋白（HSP）70和90之间的关系， 一种新的灵长类动物衰老模型中的代谢疾病负担。这些伴侣蛋白， 特别是HSP70，随着年龄的增长而减少，并被认为是胰岛素的重要介质 敏感性和正常血管功能。我将首先描述循环和组织水平的 所有年龄组的HSP 70和90，并将其与血糖和血管健康相关 参数然后将这些具有个体对压力反应特征的终点 在不同年龄的队列中进行纵向评价（H10人类年当量）， 将更充分地了解与年龄相关的合并症的自然史。这种理解是 在研究新的干预措施之前，正如在本培训的后期提出的那样， 期我将选择低HSP 70的灵长类动物进行研究，使用已知的药物， 增加HSP 70以证实该分子伴侣在介导 与年龄相关的疾病发展的风险。我的近期目标是建立一种关系 伴侣蛋白、应激反应和猴子代谢疾病指数之间的关系， 并使人们能够了解血糖控制下降和血管 在这种情况下的功能障碍。糖尿病相关的疾病有一个共同的基础， 暴露和因此血糖控制的指数是中心焦点。该综合评价 衰老和疾病的研究是建立新的大型动物模型的重要步骤 和一种新的生物学机制。猴子群体表现出自发性肥胖， 糖尿病和消费西方饮食，这增强了翻译的相关性， HSP70在衰老生物学中的作用我的长期职业目标是成为 最佳定位，以利用这一殖民地资源的独立研究， 与人类健康有关，涉及决定个人健康的因素之间的相互作用。 HSP谱及其导致的年龄相关疾病发展的轨迹研究 环境是唯一适合我的需要，提供访问猴子和一个 全面的导师团队，将为我提供新的专业知识，在老龄化，生物统计学， 血管健康

Project Summary I plan to study the relationship between heat shock proteins (HSP) 70 and 90 with metabolic disease burden in a novel primate model of aging. These chaperone proteins, particularly HSP70, decrease with aging and are implicated as important mediators of insulin sensitivity and normal vascular function. I will first characterize circulating and tissue levels of HSP70 and 90 across all age groups and relate them to glycemic and vascular health parameters. These endpoints with characterization of individual responses to stress will then be evaluated longitudinally (H10 human years equivalent) in an age-diverse cohort such that the natural history of age-related co-morbidities will be more fully understood. This understanding is requisite prior to studying novel interventions, as proposed in the later years of this training period. I will select primates with low HSP70 for study using a pharmacological agent known to increase HSP70 to substantiate the hypothesized role that this chaperone plays in mediating risk for age-related disease development. My immediate goals are to establish a relationship between chaperone proteins, the stress response, and indices of metabolic disease in monkeys, and enable understanding of individual risk of declining glycemic control and vascular dysfunction in this context. Age-related diseases have a common basis in the degree of glucose exposure and thus indices of glycemic control are central focus. This comprehensive evaluation of aging and disease are important translational steps in establishing a new large animal model of aging and a new biological mechanism. The monkey colony shows spontaneous obesity and diabetes and consumes a western diet which enhances the translational relevance of this research into HSP70's role in aging biology. My long-term career goals involve becoming optimally positioned to take advantage of this colony resource by independent research that is relevant to human health and involves interplay between factors that determine an individual's HSP profile and their resultant trajectory for age-related disease development. The research environment is uniquely suited to my needs by providing access to the monkeys and a comprehensive mentor team that will provide me new expertise in aging, biostatistics, and vascular health.