Treatment of sarcopenia with pulsatile, low-dose application of the myokine interleukin 6 (IL-6)

• Unité de recherche: INNOSUISSE
• Numéro de projet: 44112.1 IP-LS
• Titre du projet anglais: Treatment of sarcopenia with pulsatile, low-dose application of the myokine interleukin 6 (IL-6)

Description succincte (Allemand)

Treatment of sarcopenia with pulsatile, low-dose application of the myokine interleukin 6 (IL-6)

Description succincte (Anglais)

Treatment of sarcopenia with pulsatile, low-dose application of the myokine interleukin 6 (IL-6)

Résumé des résultats (Abstract) (Allemand)

The aging process inevitably leads to sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass and function, with enormous consequences for quality of life, morbidity and mortality. We aim at using low-dose, pulsatile administration of recombinant human interleukin-6 to mitigate these pathological events.