Pharmacological but not physiological GDF15 suppresses feeding and the motivation to exercise

The physiological role of GDF15 remains poorly defined. Here, the authors show that circulating GDF15 increases in response to prolonged exercise, but that this exercise-induced GDF15, unlike pharmacological GDF15, does not affect post-exercise food intake or exercise motivation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anders B. Klein, Trine S. Nicolaisen, Niels Ørtenblad, Kasper D. Gejl, Rasmus Jensen, Andreas M. Fritzen, Emil L. Larsen, Kristian Karstoft, Henrik E. Poulsen, Thomas Morville, Ronni E. Sahl, Jørn W. Helge, Jens Lund, Sarah Falk, Mark Lyngbæk, Helga Ellingsgaard, Bente K. Pedersen, Wei Lu, Brian Finan, Sebastian B. Jørgensen, Randy J. Seeley, Maximilian Kleinert, Bente Kiens, Erik A. Richter, Christoffer Clemmensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21309-x