Wenjuan Zhu

Recombinant GDF15 prophylaxis attenuates cardiorenal toxicity and fibrosis induced by doxorubicin and angiotensin II

Abstract Background Anthracycline chemotherapy induces cardiotoxicity through mitochondrial damage and cell apoptosis that are exacerbated in vivo by angiotensin II (Ang II). Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a stress-responsive cytokine with protective functions but it...