Interleukin-6 Causes Hypocholesterolemia in Middle-aged and Old Rhesus Monkeys

Walter H. Ettinger, Wenxu Sun, Neil Binkley, Ethel Kouba, William B. Ershler

The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 1995 · 47 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Chronic IL-6 injections cause acquired hypocholesterolemia, hypoalbuminemia, and weight loss in nonhuman primates. These changes are similar to those seen in older persons with acquired hypocholesterolemia.