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Amplification Mechanisms of Lung Endothelial Inflammation During Acute Lung Injury

Award Number: R01HL152515
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/15/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2025

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Amplification Mechanisms of Lung Endothelial Inflammation During Acute Lung Injury - PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT Lung failure from endotoxemia and sepsis induces widespread and often rapid lung vascular endothelial injury due to unfettered influx of inflammatory cells such as neutrophils and macrophages. This maladaptive inflammatory response outpaces the reparative capacity of lungs, resulting in profound inflammatory lung injury and hypoxemia. This proposal focuses on fundamental amplification mechanisms underlying the maladaptive inflammatory activation of the lung endothelium. Our central hypothesis is that the inflammatory response to threat signals such as the initial breaching of the endothelial plasma membrane by bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and rapid release of mitochondrial DNA by the injured mitochondria into the cytosol massively and acutely amplifies the inflammatory response and thus serves as essential feed-forward mechanisms for progression of acute lung injury (ALI). In Aim 1, we will determine the mechanisms by which the recently identified perforin Gasdermin D mediates endothelial plasma membrane pore formation and the mechanisms of activation of the K+ efflux ion channel TWIK2 that we have recently identified. We will address the role of amplifying K+ efflux on the severity and rapidity of endothelial NLRP3 inflammasome activation and fulminant lung injury. In Aim 2, we will define another crucial amplification mechanism, the potentially important role of Gasdermin D-mediated mitochondrial (mt) membrane pore formation and the release of mtDNA, which may also catastrophically amplifiy lung injury via activation of Type I interferon signaling. These mechanistically driven studies will utilize genetic mouse models (endothelial specific knockout models in our labs) as well as comprehensive imaging, electrophysiological and physiological approaches and thus provide the framework for identifying novel endothelial amplification inflammatory mechanisms that induce lung vascular injury and ALI. We will elucidate how these pathways can be targeted to reduce tissue damage and improve survival.


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 = $0 )
2025	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD AVE M/C 551	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	4	12/21/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $563,095 )
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD AVE M/C 551	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	4	12/26/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$517,128
2024	2024	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD AVE M/C 551	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	4	7/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$45,967
														Subtotal = $563,095

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $574,586 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	3	12/20/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$517,128
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	3	3/10/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$57,458
														Subtotal = $574,586

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $574,586 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	2	6/14/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$57,459
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	2	12/23/2021	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$517,127
														Subtotal = $574,586

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $574,586 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	001	1	6/15/2021	NEW	-$517,128
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	002	1	6/21/2021	NEW	$574,586
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	809 S MARSHFIELD RM 520	CHICAGO	IL	60612	COOK	USA	Lung Diseases Research	000	1	1/11/2021	NEW	$517,128
														Subtotal = $574,586

Grand Total All Awards = $2,286,853

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Amplification Mechanisms of Lung Endothelial Inflammation During Acute Lung Injury

Award Number: R01HL152515

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, & BLOOD INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 01/15/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 12/31/2025

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