One of the characteristics of aging and age-related disorders is the formation and evolution of a chronic, low-grade, and hence subclinical, inflammatory state known as inflammaging. Although the progression of inflammaging is now recognized as one of the main driving forces of aging and one of the main risk factors for morbidity and mortality in older subjects, current knowledge on the causative agents of inflammaging itself and chronic, aging-related diseases is still incomplete. In this chapter, we offer a methodological approach for assessing inflammation associated with aging through the use of multiplex immunoassay, which enables the rapid, reproducible, and simultaneous dosage of several cytokines, chemokines, and inflammatory mediators with little biological sample usage.

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Application of Multiplex Immunoassay in Aging Research: A Methodological Approach

  • Olfa Maghrebi,
  • Roberta Amoriello,
  • Clara Ballerini

摘要

One of the characteristics of aging and age-related disorders is the formation and evolution of a chronic, low-grade, and hence subclinical, inflammatory state known as inflammaging. Although the progression of inflammaging is now recognized as one of the main driving forces of aging and one of the main risk factors for morbidity and mortality in older subjects, current knowledge on the causative agents of inflammaging itself and chronic, aging-related diseases is still incomplete. In this chapter, we offer a methodological approach for assessing inflammation associated with aging through the use of multiplex immunoassay, which enables the rapid, reproducible, and simultaneous dosage of several cytokines, chemokines, and inflammatory mediators with little biological sample usage.