YAP/TAZ-mediated Mechanotransduction in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathogenesis
YAP/TAZ-mediated Mechanotransduction in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathogenesis
批准号:
9975912
负责人:
Paul Brian Dieffenbach
金额:
$16.98万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2018
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2018-07-15 至 2023-06-30
关键词:
AddressAdvisory CommitteesAnimal ModelArteriesAtomic Force MicroscopyAwardBehaviorBindingBiological AssayBiologyBiomedical EngineeringBlood VesselsCell ProliferationCell-Cell AdhesionCellsCellular MorphologyCessation of lifeDataDependenceDevelopmentDiseaseDisease ProgressionDisease modelDyspneaEndothelial CellsEnvironmentEquilibriumExertionFailureFeedbackFoundationsFutureGenerationsGenetic TranscriptionGoalsGrantGrowthHeart failureHistone DeacetylaseHospitalsHumanHypoxemiaHypoxiaIn VitroInvestigationKnowledgeLungLung diseasesManuscriptsMechanical StressMechanicsMediatingMedicineMentorsMentorshipModelingMolecularMonocrotalineMusPTGS2 genePathogenesisPathologicPathway interactionsPatientsPhenotypePreparationProstaglandinsProteinsPublic Health SchoolsPulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Vascular ResistancePulmonary artery structureRattusRepressor ProteinsResearchRight ventricular structureRodentRodent ModelScientistShortness of BreathSignal TransductionSignaling ProteinSliceSmooth Muscle MyocytesStressStructureTAZ geneTamoxifenTeaching HospitalsTechniquesTherapeuticTrainingTraining ProgramsTranscription CoactivatorTranscriptional Coactivator with PDZ-Binding MotifTreesUp-RegulationVascular DiseasesVascular remodelingVasodilator AgentsVentricularWomanWorkarterial remodelingarterial stiffnessbasecareercareer developmentclinically relevantconditional knockoutcyclooxygenase 2experimental studyexposed human populationgenetic corepressorgenomic locusin vivoknock-downlive cell imagingmechanical pressuremechanotransductionmedical schoolsmeetingsmigrationmonolayermortalitynovelnovel therapeutic interventionnovel therapeuticspolyacrylamidepressurepreventresearch and developmentresponsesensorskillssmall moleculetranscription factor
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PROJECT SUMMARY
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is characterized by progressive pulmonary vascular remodeling that leads
to exertional dyspnea, severe hypoxemia, and ultimately to right heart failure and death. For patients with PH
and significant remodeling, treatment options are limited and new therapies urgently needed. This proposal
examines a novel mechanobiological feedback mechanism involving signaling by YAP (Yes-associated
protein) and TAZ (transcriptional co-activator with PDZ-binding motif) that may be critical in PH development.
Pulmonary artery (PA) stiffness causes right ventricular stress and is associated with increased PH
mortality. Utilizing atomic force microscopy on PH lung slices, Dr. Dieffenbach has demonstrated increased PA
stiffness at the cellular level in human PH and early local arterial stiffening in rodent PH models. Furthermore,
increased matrix stiffness drives remodeling phenotypes in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and
endothelial cells, indicating that PA stiffness itself can fundamentally bias cells towards pathologic behaviors.
Dr. Dieffenbach has recently found that stiffness-dependent phenotypes require signaling by YAP and TAZ,
transcriptional modifiers activated by mechanical stress. These data led to the hypothesis that YAP and TAZ
are key sensors of the PA local mechanical microenvironment and drivers of pathologic arterial remodeling.
This investigation focuses on the scope and mechanism of microenvironment-driven YAP/TAZ activation,
and furthermore whether YAP/TAZ inhibition can arrest or reverse vascular remodeling in vivo. In the first aim,
Dr. Dieffenbach will use cutting-edge bioengineering techniques to investigate microenvironment-driven
remodeling phenotypes and their dependence on intact YAP/TAZ signaling. In the second aim, he will study
specific downstream mechanisms that mediate the pro-remodeling effects of YAP/TAZ mechanoactivation.
Finally, in the third aim, he will determine the impact of inhibiting YAP/TAZ activity in vivo in rodent PH models.
This research will be performed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a core teaching hospital of Harvard
Medical School, and at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Dieffenbach will work under the mentorship of
Dr. Fredenburgh, an expert in pulmonary vascular biology and pulmonary disease modeling, and Dr. Fredberg,
an expert in bioengineering, cellular dynamics, and mechanobiology. With the guidance of his mentors and
scientific advisory committee, Dr. Dieffenbach has developed a comprehensive five-year training program that
includes mentored research, didactic coursework, seminars, presentations at scientific meetings, manuscript
preparation, and future grant planning. Dr. Dieffenbach is dedicated to a career in academic medicine, with the
long-term goal of becoming a clinician-scientist studying lung diseases driven by alterations in the mechanical
microenvironment. The research and career development outlined in this award will allow Dr. Dieffenbach to
develop the skills needed to launch an independent career in the mechanobiology of pulmonary disease.
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YAP/TAZ-mediated Mechanotransduction in Pulmonary Hypertension Pathogenesis
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批准号:10205158
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$16.98万
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财政年份:2018
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负责人:Paul Brian Dieffenbach
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依托单位:
海外基金