Association between serum interleukin-6 concentrations and mortality in older adults: the Rancho Bernardo study.

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) may have a protective role in acute liver disease but a detrimental effect in chronic liver disease. It is unknown whether IL-6 is associated with risk of liver-related mortality in humans.To determine if IL-6 is associated with an increased risk of all-cause, cardiovascular dis...

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Main Authors: Jeffrey K Lee, Ricki Bettencourt, David Brenner, Thuy-Anh Le, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, Rohit Loomba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3325993?pdf=render