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Obesogenic diet-induced intestinal epithelium repair responses link dysbiosis and cardiovascular disease

Award Number: R01DK131104
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/12/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2026

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Obesogenic diet-induced intestinal epithelium repair responses link dysbiosis and cardiovascular disease - PROJECT SUMMARY An obesogenic Western-style (HF) diet causes low-grade intestinal inflammation, intestinal microbiota imbalance, and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, our knowledge about the pathways producing each of these different disease manifestations is incomplete, making it difficult to see connections. Experiments proposed in this application are aimed at addressing this critical gap in knowledge. Our long-range goal is to elucidate molecular mechanisms that make the gut microbiota a liability during non-communicable diseases. This application aims to study the mechanisms through which HF diet drives gut dysbiosis and determine whether the resulting imbalance escalates the production of microbial metabolites that increase the risk for cardiovascular disease. Our central hypothesis is that mitochondrial dysfunction induced by an obesogenic HF diet activates epithelial repair responses (e.g., crypt hyperplasia), which in turn drives an expansion of facultative anaerobic Enterobacteriaceae, a taxon known to produce metabolites that accelerate atherosclerosis. To test our hypothesis, we will determine whether mitochondrial dysfunction-induced monocyte recruitment promotes colonic epithelium repair responses (specific aim 1). We will identify the role of colonic epithelium repair responses in driving HF diet-induced Enterobacteriaceae expansion (specific aim 2). We will also elucidate the mechanism by which HF diet-induced Enterobacteriaceae expansion increases circulating trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels and promotes cardiovascular disease (specific aim 3). By defining the complex order of events that links these disease manifestations, we expect the completion of the proposed experiments to usher in a decisive conceptual advance to understand how HF diet increases cardiovascular disease 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: 2025 ( Subtotal = $441,231 )
2025	2025	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	4	12/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$441,231
														Subtotal = $441,231

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $470,646 )
2024	2024	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	3	12/8/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$441,231
2024	2024	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	001	3	5/15/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$29,415
														Subtotal = $470,646

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $505,480 )
2023	2023	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	2	1/20/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$505,480
														Subtotal = $505,480

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $505,480 )
2022	2022	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	1161 21ST AVE S STE D3300 MCN	NASHVILLE	TN	37232	DAVIDSON	USA	Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research	000	1	1/11/2022	NEW	$505,480
														Subtotal = $505,480

Grand Total All Awards = $1,922,837

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Obesogenic diet-induced intestinal epithelium repair responses link dysbiosis and cardiovascular disease

Award Number: R01DK131104

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES & DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/12/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2026

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