Original paper
Population differences in proinflammatory biology: Japanese have healthier profiles than Americans
Abstract
The pleiotropic cytokine, interleukin-6 (IL-6), has emerged as a key factor in the biology of aging and the physiology of inflammation. Yet much of what we know about the normal functioning of IL-6 has been generated primarily from research on European populations and Americans of European descent. Our analyses compared IL-6 levels in 382 middle-aged and older Japanese to the values found in 1209 Caucasian- and African-Americans from the Midlife...
Paper Details
Title
Population differences in proinflammatory biology: Japanese have healthier profiles than Americans
Published Date
Mar 1, 2011
Journal
Volume
25
Issue
3
Pages
494 - 502
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