Journal article
Circulating Muramyl Dipeptide Is Negatively Associated with Interleukin-10 in the Frail Elderly
Abstract
Elevated levels of serum cytokines, a marker of immune activation and chronic inflammation, are commonly associated with age and are a significant risk factor for all-cause mortality in the elderly. This phenomenon is very similar to that exhibited by individuals with diseases of inflammatory etiology and chronic viral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Although the origin of chronically elevated cytokines with age is …
Authors
Verschoor CP; Naidoo A; Wallace JG; Johnstone J; Loeb M; Bramson JL; Bowdish DM
Journal
Inflammation, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 272–277
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2 2015
DOI
10.1007/s10753-014-0030-z
ISSN
0360-3997