(taken directly from application) The goal of the Vanderbilt O'Brien Center for Kidney Diseases is to elucidate mechanisms of progressive glomerular and tubulointerstitial injury and identify potential therapeutic interventions to retard or prevent progressive nephron destruction. In our submission for funding for years 16-20, the Center is composed of four projects, two scientific cores and an administrative core. In addition, we include three new Pilot and Feasibility Projects. Subproject 0012 will study the development of glomerular sclerosis in the aging kidney and will investigate the role of the renin angiotensin system and its interactions with the fibrinolytic system and cyclooxygenase-2 in mediation of the increased glomerular ECM deposition. Subproject 0007 will investigate the role of cortical cyclooxygenase-2 expression in the kidney cortex in both inflammatory and """"""""non-inflammatory"""""""" progressive renal injury.
The aims of this proposal are designed to address mechanisms of regulation of COX-2 expression and the pathophysiologic consequences of increased expression in the macula densa and surrounding cTALH, infiltrating leukocytes in glomerulus and tubulointerstitium and glomerular podocytes. Subproject 0013 will identify and study the cyclooxygenase metabolites mediating renal growth, function and injury in development and progressive nephron injury. Subproject 0014 will examine mechanisms underlying development of diabetic renal microangiopathy, and specifically the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and VEGF receptor signaling. The two scientific cores interact with all four of the projects and with the three pilot projects to provide support for genotyping and phenotyping genetically engineered animal models, access to histologic preparation and analysis of samples and quantitative morphometric support. We believe that this group of investigators brings together significant scientific expertise and diverse and complementary techniques and experimental approaches that will produce a cohesive and focused effort to further identify mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets to retard progressive nephron destruction.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type
Specialized Center (P50)
Project #
5P50DK039261-19
Application #
6930534
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZDK1-GRB-3 (J1))
Program Officer
Moxey-Mims, Marva M
Project Start
1987-09-01
Project End
2007-07-31
Budget Start
2005-08-01
Budget End
2006-07-31
Support Year
19
Fiscal Year
2005
Total Cost
$1,000,001
Indirect Cost
Name
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
004413456
City
Nashville
State
TN
Country
United States
Zip Code
37212
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