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Common Inflammation Pathways between Aging and Hypertension That Weaken Bone

Award Number: R01AG076785
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/15/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2027

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Common Inflammation Pathways between Aging and Hypertension That Weaken Bone - Project Summary / Abstract Osteoporosis is under diagnosed and under treated. It is essential that we develop novel tools for early detection and treatment strategies to reduce the number of fragility fractures that accompany aging. Systemic hypertension is another disease of aging that commonly co-exists with osteoporosis and likely predisposes individuals to the disease. In this multidisciplinary project, we will investigate a common molecular basis between hypertension and osteoporosis that weakens bone during aging. Our preliminary data indicate that experimental hypertension involving mice is associated with a striking loss in bone strength, which is mediated in part by the production of colony stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) in the bone marrow. The first goal of the project will be to test the hypothesis that enhanced endothelial cell deformation and elevated blood pressure promote the age-related decline in bone strength. We will employ cell culture experiments in which endothelial cells are dynamically stretched below human monocytes with and without exogenous recombinant proteins to determine if factors released by the activated endothelium promote osteoclast differentiation. In addition, we will lower blood pressure of aged mice and determine if this improves bone strength by reducing inflammatory cytokines that favor bone resorption. The second goal will be to test the hypothesis that enhanced sympathetic tone in aging and hypertension promotes immune activation and bone loss. We are experts at modulating sympathetic tone using a technique called Designer Receptor Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs and by local denervation techniques. Thus, we will increase sympathetic tone to determine if this mimics the age-related decline in bone strength and decrease sympathetic tone to determine if this prevents hypertension and aging-induced loss in bone strength. The third goal will be to delete the endothelial CSF1 gene in adult mice to firmly establish the endothelium as a mediator of osteoporosis. Finally, our prior work has established a critical role of the cytokine interleukin (IL) 17A in hypertension, and others have shown that it plays a critical role in bone loss due estrogen withdrawal (menopause). We will therefore generate mutant mice that will allow deletion of IL17 receptor A in adult mice and determine if this prevents hypertension-related bone loss. As a translational goal, we will treat aged or hypertensive mice with a control antibody and vehicle, a neutralizing anti-CSF1 antibody, or an IL-17RA antagonist and determine if these strategies improve bone strength. In all aims we will 1) monitor blood pressure and bone mass, 2) assess immune cell profiles in the bone marrow, and 3) comprehensively characterize bone strength including toughness and other bone quality measurements. By understanding how hypertension affects bone marrow in the context of aging and by working as a collaborative research team comprised of different skill sets, new therapeutic strategies can be identified to prevent the age-related increase in fracture risk.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $509,817 )
2026	2026	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	000	5	1/23/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$458,836
2026	2026	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	001	5	2/25/2026	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$50,981
														Subtotal = $509,817

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $494,062 )
2025	2025	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	001	4	8/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$40,332
2025	2025	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	000	4	1/3/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$453,730
														Subtotal = $494,062

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $508,935 )
2024	2024	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	000	3	3/12/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$458,041
2024	2024	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	001	3	6/10/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$50,894
														Subtotal = $508,935

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $514,125 )
2023	2023	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	000	2	2/23/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$514,125
														Subtotal = $514,125

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $517,585 )
2022	2022	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Aging Research	000	1	5/5/2022	NEW	$517,585
														Subtotal = $517,585

Grand Total All Awards = $2,544,524

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Common Inflammation Pathways between Aging and Hypertension That Weaken Bone

Award Number: R01AG076785

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 05/15/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 01/31/2027

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