GDF11 and the Mythical Fountain of Youth.

Brun, Caroline E; Rudnicki, Michael A · Cell Metab · 2015

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Abstract

Identifying candidates that rejuvenate aged muscle stem cells is an important strategy toward developing therapies to treat age-related diseases. In this issue, Egerman et al. (2015) re-investigate the activity of GDF11 in myogenesis, recently suggested as an anti-aging agent, and instead find a potent inhibitory effect on skeletal muscle regeneration.

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