title: [Chronic inflammation and biomarkers. Is ageing an expression of chronic inflammation?].
abstract: Ageing shows a high interindividual and intraindividual variability. Subclinical and clinical cardiovascular diseases accelerate the ageing process in part and in total. This leads to the idea that ageing is a result of a chronic inflammation process and to the term "inflammageing". A variety of biomarkers (e.g. C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha, fibrinogen, albumin and serum amyloid A) are described in this context. Furthermore there is a relationship to changes in the immune system across the lifespan (immunosenescence), viral infections, the occurrence of markers of oxidative stress and genetic changes. At this point in time the role for determining ageing and its use as a prognostic tool seems to be impossible. Whether inflammageing is a valid model for describing the ageing process or is the consequence of other mechanisms needs further discussion.
authors: Klinik für Geriatrie, Krankenhaus Lindenbrunn, Lindenbrunn 1, Coppenbrügge, Germany. geriatrie@krankenhaus-lindenbrunn.de
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