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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2017

Does growth differentiation factor 11 protect against myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury? A hypothesis.

Yongjian Yang, Yi Yang, Xiong Wang, Jin Du, Juanni Hou, Juan Feng, Yue Tian, Lei He, Xiuchuan Li, Haifeng Pei

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yongjian Yang1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yi Yang1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Xiong Wang2 Department of Cardiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
Jin Du1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Juanni Hou1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Juan Feng1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Yue Tian1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Lei He1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Xiuchuan Li1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Haifeng Pei1 Department of Cardiology, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu Military General Hospital · CNAir Force Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathogenesis of myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury is multifactorial. Understanding the mechanisms of myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion will benefit patients with ischaemic heart disease. Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11), a member of the secreted transforming growth factor-β superfamily, has been found to reverse age-related hypertrophy, revealing the important role of GDF11 in cardiovascular disease. However, the functions of GDF11 in myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion have not been elucidated yet. A number of signalling molecules are known to occur downstream of GDF11, including mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 3 (SMAD3) and forkhead box O3a (FOXO3a). A hypothesis is presented that GDF11 has protective effects in acute myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury through suppression of oxidative stress, prevention of calcium ion overload and promotion of the elimination of abnormal mitochondria via both canonical (SMAD3) and non-canonical (FOXO3a) pathways. Since circulating GDF11 may mainly derive from the spleen, the lack of a spleen may make the myocardium susceptible to damaging insults. Administration of GDF11 may be an efficacious therapy to protect against cardiovascular diseases in splenectomized patients.

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Models, BiologicalAnimalsCardiotonic AgentsGrowth Differentiation FactorsHumansMyocardial Reperfusion InjurySpleenCardiotonic AgentsGrowth Differentiation Factorsgrowth differentiation factor 11mitochondriaMyocardial ischaemia/reperfusion

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