Longitudinal Relationship Between Growth Differentiation Factor 11 and Physical Activity in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Rie TanakaAkira KoaraiMitsuhiro YamadaNaoya FujinoTomohiro IchikawaTadahisa NumakuraKatsuhiro OnoderaYorihiko KyogokuTsutomu TamadaMotohiko MiuraYoshiaki MinakataMasakazu IchinoseHisatoshi SugiuraPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2021)
The longitudinal change in the plasma level of GDF11 was positively correlated with the change in the daily physical activity in COPD. GDF11 could be a useful humoral factor that reflects the physical activity in COPD.