Types 1 and 2 diabetes and their complications are on the rise. There is a recognized lack in both approved complications-based therapies and established disease-specific biomarkers in diabetes complications, which significantly hinders clinical trials. This application focuses on the role of the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) and its cytoplasmic domain binding partner, mammalian form of diaphanous1, mDia1, which is essential for RAGE signaling as a fundamental therapeutic target for diabetic complications. To transform our discoveries from the bench to the development of therapies for diabetes complications, we performed a library screen and identified two lead series of small molecules that inhibit RAGE tail-mDia1 interaction with nM affinity and demonstrate efficacy in in vitro and in vivo experimental assays. We have developed novel RAGE and mDia1 floxed mice to probe their cell-specific contributions to diabetes complications. Our approach will involve testing the following specific aims:
AIM 1 will seek to optimize the two lead compound series which block RAGE/mDia1 signaling by maximizing drug-like properties;
Aim 2 will dissect the mechanisms by which RAGE-mDia1 signal transduction contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy;
Aim 3 will dissect the mechanisms by which RAGE-mDia1 signal transduction contributes to the pathogenesis of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in the diabetic heart;
and Aim 4 will dissect the mechanisms by which RAGE-mDia1 signal transduction contributes to diabetic complications via impaired resolution of inflammation, to serve as a springboard for the development of target engagement biomarkers. We have assembled a multi-disciplinary team with expertise in RAGE/mDia1 signal transduction and diabetes complications; structural biology and NMR spectroscopy; medicinal and computational chemistry; and bioinformatics/biostatistics to tackle the problem of therapies and target engagement biomarkers for diabetic complications.

Public Health Relevance

Diabetes and its complications are on the rise and present a major challenge to quality and duration of life; further, this chronic disease and its consequences pose a major threat to an already burdened health care system. We propose to develop novel therapies and target engagement biomarkers for diabetic complications.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Resource-Related Research Projects (R24)
Project #
5R24DK103032-02
Application #
8876674
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDK1)
Program Officer
Pawlyk, Aaron C
Project Start
2014-08-01
Project End
2019-07-31
Budget Start
2015-08-01
Budget End
2016-07-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2015
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
New York University
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
121911077
City
New York
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
10016
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