The incidence of IPF and other pulmonary disorders increases with age independent of exposure to common environmental risk factors. Little is known about how age increases the risk for lung diseases. The lack of understanding the relationship between aging and the inability of the lung to repair after injury, as occurs in IPF, leads to an urgent need for more research in the field. Our own work has demonstrated an increase of susceptibility to chronic lung injury in aged mice. Additionally, we have described that bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (B-MSCs) obtained from old mice are deficient in their multi-linage potential and in their capacity to respond to soluble factors. However, what are the biological consequences of an aged endogenous B-MSCs and why they exhibit a functional impairment is not well known. Our published and preliminary data supports the overarching and unique hypothesis that defective lung repair in aging is associated with dysfunctional activation, proliferation, and mobilization of B-MSCs. In the present revised project, we will focus on the effect of age on B-MSCs biology by comparing B-MSCs isolated from young and old donors and in the characteristics of B-MSCs during chronic Injury, by comparing B-MSCs isolated from IPF patients and age-matched and young controls. We are confident this will help us to understand the pathogenesis of other age-associated lung diseases and provide insights for the development of novel strategies for tissue repair.

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Because the incidence of different types of pulmonary diseases increases with age, independent of exposure to common environmental risk factors. Recently, we have documented functional differences in bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (B-MSCs) between young and old animals, B-MSCs exhibit functional impairments that are not well explained. This observation leads us into our hypothesis that B-MSCs exhibit age-related senescence and decreased effectiveness to participate in the process of lung repair.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01HL123766-03
Application #
9298707
Study Section
Lung Injury, Repair, and Remodeling Study Section (LIRR)
Program Officer
Lin, Sara
Project Start
2015-09-01
Project End
2019-06-30
Budget Start
2017-07-01
Budget End
2018-06-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2017
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pittsburgh
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
004514360
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
15213
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