Growth differentiation factor 11 induces skeletal muscle atrophy via a STAT3-dependent mechanism in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Abstract Skeletal muscle wasting is a clinically remarkable phenotypic feature of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) that increases the risk of mortality. Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11), centrally involved in PAH pathogenesis, has an inhibitory effect on skeletal muscle growth in other...

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Main Authors: Guiling Xiang, Kelu Ying, Pan Jiang, Mengping Jia, Yipeng Sun, Shanqun Li, Xiaodan Wu, Shengyu Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Skeletal Muscle
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13395-022-00292-x