SERUM LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-6 ARE NOT ELEVATED IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMERS-DISEASE

被引:74
作者
VANDUIJN, CM [1 ]
HOFMAN, A [1 ]
NAGELKERKEN, L [1 ]
机构
[1] TNO, INST EXPTL GERONTOL, DEPT IMMUNOL, RIJSWIJK, NETHERLANDS
关键词
Acute-phase response; Alzheimer's disease; Interleukin-6;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(90)90666-W
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) were determined in 97 patients with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease and 79 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Median serum levels of IL-6 did not differ significantly between Alzheimer patients (8.6 U/ml) and controls (8.2 U/ml). Median levels of serum IL-6 were similar for sporadic and familial patients. The concentration of IL-6 was not associated with the severity of the dementia or the duration of the disease since first symptoms. According to these observations there is no evidence for a significant elevation in serum IL-6 in Alzheimer's disease. © 1990.
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