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Inflammation and mortality in a frail mouse model.
Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) - 1 Jun 2012
Ko Fred, Yu Qilu, Xue Qian-Li, Yao Wenliang, Brayton Cory, Yang Huanle, Fedarko Neal, Walston Jeremy
Abstract excerpt
Mice homozygous for targeted deletion of the interleukin 10 gene (Il-10) have been partially characterized as a model for human frailty. These mice have increased serum interleukin (IL)-6 in midlife, skeletal muscle weakness, and an altered skeletal muscle gene expression profile compared to age and sex-matched C57BL/6 (B6) control mice. In order to further characterize for use as a frailty model, we evaluated...
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