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Interleukin-6 and risk of cognitive decline: MacArthur Studies of Successful Aging

Weaver, J. D., Huang, M.-H., Albert, M., Harris, T., Rowe, J. W., Seeman, T. E.·2002·Neurology
DOI 10.1212/wnl.59.3.371
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) is cross-sectionally related to poorer cognitive function and whether a baseline plasma IL-6 measurement can predict risk for decline in cognitive function in longitudinal follow-up of a population-based sample of nondisabled elderly people. METHODS: A prospective cohort study of 779 high-functioning men and women aged 70 to 79 from the MacArthur Study of Successful Aging was conducted. Regression modeling was used to investigate whether baseline IL-6 levels (classified by tertiles) were associated with initial cognitive function and whether IL-6 levels predicted subsequent declines in cognitive function from 1988 to 1991 (2.5-year follow-up) and from 1988 to 1995 (7-year follow-up). RESULTS: Subjects in the highest tertile for plasma IL-6 were marginally more likely to exhibit poorer baseline cognitive function (i.e., scores below the median), independent of demographic status, social status, health and health behaviors, and other physiologic variables (odds ratio [OR] = 1.46; 95% CI: 0.97, 2.20). At 2.5 years, those in both the second tertile of IL-6 (OR = 2.21; 95% CI: 1.44, 3.42) and the third tertile (OR = 2.03; 95% CI: 1.30, 3.19) were at increased risk of cognitive decline even after adjusting for all confounders. At 7 years of follow-up, only those in the highest IL-6 tertile were significantly more likely to exhibit declines in cognition (OR = 1.90; 95% CI: 1.14, 3.18) after adjustment for all confounders. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest a relationship between elevated baseline plasma IL-6 and risk for subsequent decline in cognitive function. These findings are consistent with the hypothesized relationship between brain inflammation, as measured here by elevated plasma IL-6, and neuropathologic disorders.

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Authors
Weaver, J. D., Huang, M.-H., Albert, M., Harris, T., Rowe, J. W., & Seeman, T. E.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
ORCID
Venue
Neurology
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2002-08-13
Volume
59
Issue
3
Pages
371-378
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
DOI
10.1212/wnl.59.3.371
OpenAlex
W2004349651
Cited by
536
References
24
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FWCI
8.10
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • University of Vermont
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01ag017056-03)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG17265, P30AG017265, AG 17056)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Keywords
interleukin-6, cognitive decline, plasma cytokines, neuroinflammation, cognitive function, older adults, successful aging, neurodegenerative disease risk
MeSH terms
Aged, Aging, Analysis of Variance, Cognition Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, Interleukin-6, Multivariate Analysis, Confidence Intervals, Linear Models, Odds Ratio

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