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Publication Name World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID 110955
Country Spain
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ISSN 1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type Basic Study
Article Title Growth differentiation factor 15 alters intestinal barrier and increases permeability: A new molecular target in inflammatory bowel disease
Manuscript Source Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List Antonio J Ruiz-Malagón, Marina Herraiz-Vilela, Raquel Serrano-Pino, Paula García-Ávila, Luis Díaz-Suárez, Ada DM Carmona-Segovia, Victor M Becerra-Munoz, Manuel Jimenez-Navarro, Isabel Arranz-Salas, Juan A López-Villodres, Alejandra Fernández-Castañer, Fernando Gutierrez-Martínez, Francisco J Rodríguez-González, Raquel Camargo-Camero, Guillermo Alcain-Martinez, Cristina Rodríguez-Díaz, Eduardo Garcia-Fuentes, María J Sánchez-Quintero and Carlos Lopez-Gomez
ORCID
Author(s) ORCID Number
Antonio J Ruiz-Malagón http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4323-650X
Ada DM Carmona-Segovia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2031-2760
Victor M Becerra-Munoz http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6454-7644
Manuel Jimenez-Navarro http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6759-0514
Isabel Arranz-Salas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3603-9516
Juan A López-Villodres http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2451-7245
Alejandra Fernández-Castañer http://orcid.org/0009-0002-9515-1452
Francisco J Rodríguez-González http://orcid.org/0009-0000-5369-709X
Raquel Camargo-Camero http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-9795
Cristina Rodríguez-Díaz http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2442-2908
Eduardo Garcia-Fuentes http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-2724
María J Sánchez-Quintero http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-2920
Carlos Lopez-Gomez http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2699-451X
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Funding Agency Grant Number
Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (Spain) IJCI-2017-31466
Consejería de Salud y Familia de la Junta de Andalucía PI-0244-2021
Consejería de Salud y Familia de la Junta de Andalucía PI-0245-2021
Consejería de Salud y Familia de la Junta de Andalucía PI-0131-2020
Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad, de la Junta de Andalucía UMA20-FEDERJA-081
Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad, de la Junta de Andalucía UMA20-FEDERJA-074
Consejería de Economía y Conocimiento de la Junta de Andalucía PAIDI-CTS-1052
Consejería de Empleo, Empresa y Trabajo Autónomo de la Junta de Andalucía MA-INV-0031-2022-04
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain CD23/00117
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain FI23-00016
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain JR22/00067
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain CP23/00088
Consejería de Salud de la Junta de Andalucía RC-0005-2020
Consejería Salud y Familias-Junta de Andalucía RH-0078-2021
Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain CP22/00050
Universidad de Málaga
Corresponding Author Carlos Lopez-Gomez, PhD, Researcher, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga y Plataforma en Nanomedicina, IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND, c/ Severo Ochoa 35, Málaga 29590, Spain. carlos.lopez@ibima.eu
Key Words Growth differentiation factor 15; Inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn’s disease; Ulcerative colitis; Mitochondrial stress; Intestinal permeability; Tight junctions
Core Tip Mitochondrial dysfunction in intestinal mucosa is emerging as a novel mechanism in inflammatory bowel disease pathogenesis. In the present study, we show that growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a marker of mitochondrial stress, is elevated in plasma from both ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease patients. Furthermore, levels of GDF15 correlate with markers of inflammation and intestinal permeability. In vitro assays using colonic organoids further showed that GDF15 alters the intestinal barrier, reducing the levels of zonula occludens 1 and claudin 1, and subsequently increases intestinal permeability. Targeting GDF15 may offer a promising strategy to prevent disruption of the intestinal barrier, potentially reducing immune overactivation.
Publish Date 2025-11-06 08:56
Citation <p>Ruiz-Malagón AJ, Herraiz-Vilela M, Serrano-Pino R, García-Ávila P, Díaz-Suárez L, Carmona-Segovia AD, Becerra-Munoz VM, Jimenez-Navarro M, Arranz-Salas I, López-Villodres JA, Fernández-Castañer A, Gutierrez-Martínez F, Rodríguez-González FJ, Camargo-Camero R, Alcain-Martinez G, Rodríguez-Díaz C, Garcia-Fuentes E, Sánchez-Quintero MJ, Lopez-Gomez C. Growth differentiation factor 15 alters intestinal barrier and increases permeability: A new molecular target in inflammatory bowel disease. <i>World J Gastroenterol</i> 2025; 31(41): 110955</p>
URL https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v31/i41/110955.htm
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v31.i41.110955
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