articleCirculation ResearchJan 6, 2006Closed access

The Transforming Growth Factor-β Superfamily Member Growth-Differentiation Factor-15 Protects the Heart From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

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Abstract

Data from the Women's Health Study show that serum levels of growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), a distant member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, are an independent risk indicator for adverse cardiovascular events. However, the cellular sources, upstream regulators, and functional effects of GDF-15 in the cardiovascular system have not been elucidated. We have identified GDF-15 by cDNA expression array analysis as a gene that is strongly upregulated by nitrosative stress in cultured cardiomyocytes isolated from 1- to 3-day-old rats. GDF-15 mRNA and pro-peptide expression levels were also induced in cardiomyocytes subjected to simulated ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) via…

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Keywords
  • GDF15
  • Autocrine signalling
  • Ligation
  • Growth differentiation factor
  • Ischemia
  • Internal medicine
  • Paracrine signalling
  • Endocrinology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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