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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5045356 | biostudies-other | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Lu Yanxia Y Tan Crystal Tze Ying CT Nyunt Ma Shwe Zin MS Mok Esther Wing Hei EW Camous Xavier X Kared Hassen H Fulop Tamas T Feng Liang L Ng Tze Pin TP Larbi Anis A
Oncotarget 20160501 20
Chronic systematic inflammation and reduced immune system fitness are considered potential contributing factors to the development of age-related frailty, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly defined. This exploratory study aimed to identify frailty-related inflammatory markers and immunological phenotypes in a cohort of community-dwelling adults aged ≥ 55 years. Frailty was assessed using two models, a Frailty Index and a categorical phenotype, and correlated with levels of circulating immu ...[more]