Cited by 527GDF15 and Related BiomarkersSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentInflammation biomarkers and pathways

GDF15 Is an Inflammation-Induced Central Mediator of Tissue Tolerance

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Luan, Harding H., Wang, Andrew, Hilliard, Brandon K., Carvalho, Fernando, Rosen, Connor E., Ahasic, Amy M., Herzog, Erica L., Kang, Insoo +6 more·2019·Cell

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Growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is an inflammation-associated hormone with poorly defined biology. Here, we investigated the role of GDF15 in bacterial and viral infections. We found that inflammation induced GDF15, and that GDF15 was necessary for surviving both bacterial and viral infections, as well as sepsis. The protective effects of GDF15 were largely independent of pathogen control or the magnitude of inflammatory response, suggesting a role in disease tolerance. Indeed, we found that GDF15 was required for hepatic sympathetic outflow and triglyceride metabolism. Failure to defend the lower limit of plasma triglyceride levels was associated with impaired cardiac function and maintenance of body temperature, effects that could be rescued by exogenous administration of lipids. Together, we show that GDF15 coordinates tolerance to inflammatory damage through regulation of triglyceride metabolism.

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Luan, H. H., Wang, A., Hilliard, B. K., Carvalho, F., Rosen, C. E., Ahasic, A. M., Herzog, E. L., Kang, I., Pisani, M. A., Yu, S., Zhang, C., Ring, A. M., Young, L. H., & Medzhitov, R.
Affiliations
  • Yale University (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Wang, Andrew
  • Medzhitov, Ruslan
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-08
Volume
178
Issue
5
Pages
1231-1244.e11
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2967524380
Cited by
527
References
68
Citations by year
2026: 77 · 2025: 80 · 2024: 69 · 2023: 72 · 2022: 81 · 2021: 59 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 12
FWCI
43.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › GDF15 and Related Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
Keywords
GDF15, growth and differentiation factor 15, disease tolerance, inflammation, bacterial infection, viral infection, sepsis, triglyceride metabolism, cardiac function, body temperature, lipid supplementation
MeSH terms
Animals, Antibodies, Disease Models, Animal, Heart, Humans, Lipopolysaccharides, Liver, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Norepinephrine, Orthomyxoviridae, Poly I-C, Recombinant Proteins, Triglycerides, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Survival Rate, Sepsis, Troponin I, Lipid Metabolism, Mice, Growth Differentiation Factor 15

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