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Nutraceutical strategy in aging: targeting heat shock protein and inflammatory profile through understanding interleukin-6 polymorphism.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Nov 2007
Marotta F, Koike K, Lorenzetti A, Naito Y, Fayet F, Shimizu H, Marandola P
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The aging process is paralleled by two- to fourfold increases in plasma/serum levels of inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and acute-phase proteins. In this study we assessed the inflammatory profile and polymorphism of healthy elderly subjects and the influence of a nutraceutical supplement. Forty elderly, generally healthy subjects were recruited, divided into two matched groups, and given either a...
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