ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2021
Elevated Plasma Growth and Differentiation Factor 15 Predicts Incident Anemia in Older Adults Aged 60 Years and Older.
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- Proteomic Analysis of the Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype: GDF-15, IGFBP-2, and Cystatin-C Are Associated With Multiple Aging Traits.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Pooled it
- A compendium of circulating biomarkers of senescence in humans: Insights on mechanistic impact across health domains and modulation by therapeutic interventions.Ageing research reviews · 2026Review
- Circulating cell type senescence signatures track distinct dimensions of health status and trajectories in human longitudinal cohorts.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Association of growth differentiation factor-15 with muscle wasting and anemia in chronic kidney disease.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2026Article
- Circulating Cell Type Senescence Signatures Reveal High-Resolution Health Status and Trajectories in Human Longitudinal Studies.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- Heightened Serum Mitochondrial Biomarkers; FGF21 and NOS in Pediatric Anemia and a Negative Correlation between GDF15 and Serum Ferritin.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Serum GDF-15 Levels in Patients with Parkinson's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, and Multiple System Atrophy.Neurology international · 2023Article
- Heightened levels of plasma growth differentiation factor 15 in men living with HIV.Physiological reports · 2022Article
- The Plasma Proteome Fingerprint Associated with Circulating Carotenoids and Retinol in Older Adults.The Journal of nutrition · 2022Article
- Growth Differentiation Factor-15 in Immunity and Aging.Frontiers in aging · 2022Review
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Abstract
Anemia is common in older adults and associated with greater morbidity and mortality. The causes of anemia in older adults have not been completely characterized. Although elevated circulating growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) has been associated with anemia in older adults, it is not known whether elevated GDF-15 predicts the development of anemia. We examined the relationship between plasma GDF-15 concentrations at baseline in 708 nonanemic adults, aged 60 years and older, with incident anemia during 15 years of follow-up among participants in the Invecchiare in Chianti (InCHIANTI) Study. During follow-up, 179 (25.3%) participants developed anemia. The proportion of participants who developed anemia from the lowest to highest quartile of plasma GDF-15 was 12.9%, 20.1%, 21.2%, and 45.8%, respectively. Adults in the highest quartile of plasma GDF-15 had an increased the risk of developing anemia (hazards ratio 1.15, 95% confidence interval 1.09, 1.21, p < .0001) compared to those in the lower 3 quartiles in a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model adjusting for age, sex, serum iron, soluble transferrin receptor, ferritin, vitamin B12, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, and cancer. Circulating GDF-15 is an independent predictor for the development of anemia in older adults.
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