A Manually Curated Knowledgebase of Aging across a variety of Species

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Name IL-6
Type gene
Species Homo sapiens
Tissue NA
Experiment Method other
Up/Down NA
Pro/Anti Anti
Funtion Description Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine that influences the development of inflammatory and aging-related disorders and ultimately longevity. The risk of longevity associated with the minor allele of PARP1 rs1805415 was 0.79.
Regulation Gene NA
Year 2009
Pubmed ID 19249341
Title Inflammation and stress-related candidate genes, plasma interleukin-6 levels, and longevity in older adults.
Drug NA
Disease NA
Environment Factors NA
Circulating NA
Variant NA
High-throughput NA