AGEINGSTEMCELLFATE

"The Role of Ectopic Adipocyte Progenitors in Age-related Stem Cell Dysfunction, Systemic Inflammation, and Metabolic Disease"

 Coordinatore DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER ERNAEHRUNGSFORSCHUNG POTSDAM REHBRUECKE 

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 Nazionalità Coordinatore Germany [DE]
 Totale costo 1˙496˙444 €
 EC contributo 1˙496˙444 €
 Programma FP7-IDEAS-ERC
Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
 Code Call ERC-2012-StG_20111109
 Funding Scheme ERC-SG
 Anno di inizio 2013
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2013-03-01   -   2018-02-28

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER ERNAEHRUNGSFORSCHUNG POTSDAM REHBRUECKE

 Organization address address: Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116
city: NUTHETAL
postcode: 14558

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Maria
Cognome: Löwinger
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 33200882684

DE (NUTHETAL) hostInstitution 1˙496˙444.00
2    DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUER ERNAEHRUNGSFORSCHUNG POTSDAM REHBRUECKE

 Organization address address: Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116
city: NUTHETAL
postcode: 14558

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Tim Julius
Cognome: Schulz
Email: send email
Telefono: +49 33200882110
Fax: +49 33200882509

DE (NUTHETAL) hostInstitution 1˙496˙444.00

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ageing    ectopic    cell    adipogenic    contributes    progenitor    dysfunction    related    cells    fate    developmental    signalling    tissues    regulate    adipose    niche    stem    notch    adipocyte    tissue    progenitors    age    fat    metabolic   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Ageing is accompanied by ectopic white adipose tissue depositions in skeletal muscle and other anatomical locations, such as brown adipose tissue and the bone marrow. Ectopic fat accrual contributes to organ dysfunction, systemic insulin resistance, and other perturbations that have been implicated in metabolic diseases. This research proposal aims to identify the regulatory cues that control the development of ectopic progenitor cells that give rise to this type of fat. It is hypothesized that an age-related dysfunction of the stem cell niche leads to an imbalance between (1) tissue-specific stem cells and (2) fibroblast-like, primarily adipogenic progenitors that reside within many tissues. Novel methodologies that assess stem/progenitor cell characteristics on the single cell level will be combined with animal models of lineage tracing to determine the developmental origin of these adipogenic progenitors and processes that regulate their function. Notch signalling is a key signalling pathway that relies on direct physical interaction to control stem cell fate. It is proposed that impaired Notch activity contributes to the phenotypical shift of precursor cell distribution in aged tissues. Lastly, the role of the stem cell niche in ectopic adipocyte progenitor formation will be analyzed. External signals originating from the surrounding niche cells regulate the developmental fate of stem cells. Secreted factors and their role in the formation of ectopic adipocyte precursors during senescence will be identified using a combination of biochemical and systems biology approaches. Accomplishment of these studies will help to understand the basic processes of stem cell ageing and identify mechanisms of age-related functional decline in tissue regeneration. By targeting the population of tissue-resident adipogenic progenitor cells, therapeutic strategies could be developed to counteract metabolic complications associated with the ageing process.'

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