Blood IL6 level increase

Physiological

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26 to 87 years

Tissue

  • plasma Changes ⇩

References

  • Ogawa et al. (2008) "The association of elevated reactive oxygen species levels from neutrophils with low-grade inflammation in the elderly." Immun Ageing 5:13 (PubMed)
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  • Ershler and Keller (2000) "Age-associated increased interleukin-6 gene expression, late-life diseases, and frailty." Annu. Rev. Med. 51:245-270 (PubMed)
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Description

Blood interleukin 6 (IL6) level was significant higher in thirty-seven elderly subjects (median age, 87, range 70-95 years; minimum: 0.48 pg\mL, median: 1.61 pg\mL, maximum: 12.68 pg\mL) than in 22 young subjects (median age, 26, range 21-37 years; minimum: 0.24 pg\mL, median: 0.84 pg\mL, maximum: 2.31 pg\mL).

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