Tag: inflamm-aging

Proinflammatory cytokines, aging, and age-related diseases

This 2013 review article published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (PMID: 23792036) explores the role of proinflammatory cytokines—such as IL-6, IL-1, TNF-α, and CRP—in aging and their link to age-related diseases. Chronic low-grade inflammation, termed “inflamm-aging,” is associated with increased frailty, sarcopenia, cardiovascular conditions, and neurodegenerative

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An Update on Inflamm-Aging: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment

This 2016 review article published in Journal of Immunology Research (DOI: 10.1155/2016/8426874, PMID: 27493973) explores the concept of inflamm-aging, which refers to chronic, low-grade inflammation that increases with age and is linked to several age-related diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. The review discusses the

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