Elucidar las relaciones causales entre los factores inflamatorios circulantes y los rasgos de envejecimiento:

Dong Cao1, Xuelian Huang1, Lifang Luo2

  • 1Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.

Resumen

Este estudio utilizó análisis genéticos para explorar los vínculos entre la inflamación y el envejecimiento. Encontró relaciones causales bidireccionales, siendo la Interleucina-10 (IL10) un factor clave que conecta las respuestas inmunes con los procesos de envejecimiento.

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