ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2026
Baseline Plasma Growth-differentiation Factor 15 and Recovery of Physical Function Following Total Knee Replacement in the Study of Physical Resilience and Aging.
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backgroundGrowth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF15), a cytokine with the ability to regulate metabolic and inflammatory activity, is negatively associated with physical and cognitive function, and increases in circulation with age. Mechanistically, the expression of GDF15 is stimulated by mitochondrial stress across multiple tissues.
methodsWe hypothesized elevations in basal circulating GDF15 were negatively associated with physical function following surgery in older adults. This was assessed in 112 Study of Physical Resilience and Aging participants (age 69.6 ± 6.9 years, 66% women) undergoing total knee replacement (RESilience in TOtal knee REplacement). The associations between preoperative plasma GDF15 levels and longitudinal postoperative physical resilience measures including the Short Physical Performance Battery and Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale were evaluated.
resultsAt baseline, higher circulating GDF15 levels were associated with older age, higher body mass index, diabetes, and physical frailty (p < .05). Circulating GDF15 levels were not associated with Short Physical Performance Battery or Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale scores prior to knee replacement (p > .05). Higher baseline circulating GDF15 levels were negatively associated with the recovery of Short Physical Performance Battery scores 6 months following knee replacement (p < .05). However, there was no significant association between baseline circulating GDF15 levels and the recovery of Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale scores within the same timeframe (p > .05). There were no significant associations between baseline circulating GDF15 and recovery of Short Physical Performance Battery or Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale scores at 1 month or 12 months follow-up (p > .05).
conclusionsThese findings suggest that preoperative circulating GDF15 levels may provide some insight into the capacity to recover physical function following total knee replacement surgery. Further investigation is necessary to elucidate relationships between GDF15 and the biology of physical resilience.
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