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Impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis on the Progression of Kidney Disease

Award Number: R01DK132155
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: 04/20/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2026

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Impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis on the Progression of Kidney Disease - Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is a newly recognized disorder characterized by the ontogenesis of a genetically distinct, proliferative clonal leukocyte population. The prevalence of CHIP increases with older age and is associated not only with risk of hematologic cancers, but with fibrosis, systemic inflammation, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases. Recapitulation of CHIP in mice by transplantation of clonal leukocytes results in accelerated atherosclerosis, cardiac fibrosis and direct tissue infiltration of clonal macrophages and stimulation of interstitial fibrosis. Age is a dominant risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is associated with accelerated cardiovascular disease, premature death, and progression to dialysis dependence. The biological mechanisms conferring this age-associated risk are incompletely understood. The final common pathologic process in progressive CKD is tubulointerstitial fibrosis, which is characterized by the accumulation of inflammatory infiltrates and fibroblasts within the kidney interstitium and permanent loss of tubular epithelial cells. Tubulointerstitial fibrosis also represents the central underlying lesion in the progression of acute kidney injury (AKI) to chronic disease. Based on mechanistic links between CHIP and atherogenesis, kidney interstitial inflammation, and fibrosis, we hypothesize that CHIP is a novel biological risk factor for CKD progression. To test this hypothesis, we propose to determine the associations of CHIP with kidney disease progression in established cohorts of CKD and AKI. In parallel, we propose to delineate potential causal mechanisms using recognized animal models of chronic and acute kidney disease. The identification of clonal leukocytes as a novel mechanism of CKD progression would represent a new disease pathway that could motivate future targeted interventions.


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 = $462,396 )
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	6/19/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$462,396
														Subtotal = $462,396

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $614,096 )
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	6/19/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$614,096
														Subtotal = $614,096

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $717,496 )
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	3/29/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$717,496
														Subtotal = $717,496

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $740,540 )
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	001	1	7/12/2022	NEW	$0
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	4/19/2022	NEW	$740,540
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	002	1	7/26/2022	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $740,540

Grand Total All Awards = $2,534,528

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Impact of Clonal Hematopoiesis on the Progression of Kidney Disease

Award Number: R01DK132155

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: 04/20/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 03/31/2026

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