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GDF11 induces mild hepatic fibrosis independent of metabolic health

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AGING-US
卷 12, 期 20, 页码 20024-20046

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IMPACT JOURNALS LLC
DOI: 10.18632/aging.104182

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liver; NAFLD; NASH; fibrosis; growth differentiation factor 11

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  1. European Social Fund
  2. European Regional Development Fund - Project MAGNET [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000492]
  3. Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (AIRC) [18394]
  4. Swiss National Science Foundation [310030-172862]

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Background & aims: Growth Differentiation Factor 11 (GDF11) is an anti-aging factor, yet its role in liver diseases is not established. We evaluated the role of GDF11 in healthy conditions and in the transition from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Results: GDF11 mRNA levels positively correlated with NAFLD activity score and with CPT1, SREBP, PPAR gamma and Col1A1 mRNA levels, and associated to portal fibrosis, in morbidly obese patients with NAFLD/NASH. GDF11-treatedmice showed mildly exacerbated hepatic collagen deposition, accompanied by weight loss and without changes in liver steatosis or inflammation. GDF11 triggered ALK5-dependent SMAD2/3 nuclear translocation and the pro-fibrogenic activation of HSC. Conclusions: GDF11 supplementation promotes mild liver fibrosis. Even considering its beneficial metabolic effects, caution should be taken when considering therapeutics that regulate GDF11. Methods: We analyzed liver biopsies from a cohort of 33 morbidly obese adults with NAFLD/NASH. We determined the correlations in mRNA expression levels between GDF11 and genes involved in NAFLD-to-NASH progression and with pathological features. We also exposed wild type or obese mice with NAFLD to recombinant GDF11 by daily intra-peritoneal injection and monitor the hepatic pathological changes. Finally, we analyzed GDF11-activated signaling pathways in hepatic stellate cells (HSC).

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