Upregulation of cluster of differentiation 36 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlates with frailty severity in older adults

• Main Authors: Chung‐Sheng Lee (Author), Chin‐Hao Chang (Author), Chin‐Ying Chen (Author), Chih‐Yuan Shih (Author), Jen‐Kuei Peng (Author), Hsien‐Liang Huang (Author), Pei‐Yun Chen (Author), Tse‐Le Huang (Author), Ching‐Yu Chen (Author), Jaw‐Shiun Tsai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Aging‐associated frailty has been connected to low‐grade chronic inflammation and also to progressive monocytic activation. CD36 (cluster of differentiation 36, platelet glycoprotein 4 or fatty acid translocase) has been shown to induce the expression of pro‐inflammatory cytokine...