Open AccessCorrelation between Testosterone and the Inflammatory Marker Soluble Interleukin-6 Receptor in Older Men
Author(s) -
Marcello Maggio,
Shehzad Basaria,
Alessandro Blè,
Fulvio Lauretani,
Stefania Bandinelli,
Gian Paolo Ceda,
Giorgio Valenti,
Shari M. Ling,
Luigi Ferrucci
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-1097
Subject(s) - proinflammatory cytokine , medicine , confounding , testosterone (patch) , endocrinology , population , interleukin , inflammation , cytokine , environmental health
An age-associated decline in testosterone (T) levels and an increase in proinflammatory cytokines contribute to chronic diseases in older men. Whether and how these changes are related is unclear.