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ArticleAging cell2021

Interleukin-6 neutralization ameliorates symptoms in prematurely aged mice.

Stefano Squarzoni, Elisa Schena, Patrizia Sabatelli, Elisabetta Mattioli, Cristina Capanni, Vittoria Cenni, Maria Rosaria D'Apice, Davide Andrenacci, Giuseppe Sarli, Valeria Pellegrino and 8 more

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Article in Aging cell, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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49citing papers in PubMed
4.1field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stefano SquarzoniCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Elisa SchenaCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Patrizia SabatelliCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Elisabetta MattioliCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Cristina CapanniCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Vittoria CenniCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Maria Rosaria D'ApiceTor Vergata Hospital Medical Genetics Laboratory, Rome, Italy.
Davide AndrenacciCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giuseppe SarliDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Valeria PellegrinoDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Anna FestaLaboratory of Medical Technology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Fabio BaruffaldiLaboratory of Medical Technology, IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy.
Gianluca StorciDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Massimiliano BonafèDepartment of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Catia BarboniDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Mara SanapoDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Anna ZaghiniDepartment of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Giovanna LattanziCNR Institute of Molecular Genetics "Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza", Unit of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7103-8722
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · ITUniversity of Bologna · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) causes premature aging in children, with adipose tissue, skin and bone deterioration, and cardiovascular impairment. In HGPS cells and mouse models, high levels of interleukin-6, an inflammatory cytokine linked to aging processes, have been detected. Here, we show that inhibition of interleukin-6 activity by tocilizumab, a neutralizing antibody raised against interleukin-6 receptors, counteracts progeroid features in both HGPS fibroblasts and Lmna

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AgingAnimalsHumansInterleukin-6MiceProgeriaInterleukin-6accelerated agingageinganti-agingcellular senescencecytokinesinflammationlaminopathiesnuclear lamina

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PMID33393189
PMCPMC7811841
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