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Systemic inflammation (Interleukin 6) predicts all-cause mortality in men: results from a 9-year follow-up of the MEMO Study

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Baune, Bernhard T., Rothermundt, Matthias, Ladwig, Karl H., Meisinger, Christine, Berger, Klaus·2011·AGE

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This study aimed to investigate the association of biomarkers among circulating pro-inflammatory cytokines with all-cause mortality in elderly community dwellings of the MEMO study, Germany. All-cause mortality (cancer, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and other causes of death) was assessed in a general population sample (N = 385) of the elderly (age 65-83 years) 9 years after baseline assessment in 1998. As markers of inflammation, a variety of cytokines (IL-1beta, IL-4sR, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, TNF-alpha) were assessed in serum. Cox proportional Hazard model was used to estimate the association of cytokines with all-cause mortality over 9 years. In total, 110 deaths had occurred during follow-up (cancer N = 36; CVD N = 56; other = 18). Deaths were more frequent in male (N = 76, 37.4%) as compared to females (N = 40, 21.9%; p = 0.001). Among individual cytokines, IL-1 beta, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and TNF-alpha were associated with all-cause mortality, of which IL-6, IL-8, and IL-10 remained significant after adjusting for confounders. When the upper tertiles of these cytokines were compared to the lower tertiles, only IL-6 was consistently related to all-cause mortality independently of the level of adjustment and showing a dose-response relationship between IL-6 tertiles and risk of death. This effect originated in the male population. The study shows that IL-6 is a powerful predictor of all-cause mortality in male elderly community dwellings. Higher levels of IL-6 may reflect a chronic low-level systemic inflammation prospectively increasing the risk of death in the elderly.

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  • Higher inflammatory activity, measured by plasma or serum interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and C-reactive protein (CRP), has also been associated with shorter survival.

    “In addition, higher inflammatory activity, measured by plasma or serum interleukin (IL)-6, tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and C-reactive protein (CRP), has also been associated with shorter survival (Baune et al. 2011; Bruunsgaard et al. 2003; Giovannini et al. 2011).”

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Authors
Baune, B. T., Rothermundt, M., Ladwig, K. H., Meisinger, C., & Berger, K.
Affiliations
  • James Cook University (AU)
  • University of Münster (DE)
  • Helmholtz Munich (DE)
Corresponding author
Baune, Bernhard T.
Venue
AGE
Published
2010-07-09
Volume
33
Issue
2
Pages
209-217
ISSN
  • 0161-9152 (ISSN-L)
  • 1574-4647
OpenAlex
W2089874034
Cited by
95
References
37
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2.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
Keywords
interleukin-6, systemic inflammation, all-cause mortality, inflammatory cytokines, older men, community-dwelling older adults, interleukin-8, IL-10, TNF-α, IL-1β, sex differences, mortality prediction
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cause of Death, Female, Humans, Inflammation, Male, Mortality, Neoplasms, Biomarkers, Interleukin-6, Proportional Hazards Models, Cytokines, Interleukin-8, Interleukin-10

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