Inflammatory biomarkers in older adults with frailty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.
YuShuang XuMengMeng WangDi ChenXin JiangZhi-Fan XiongPublished in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2022)
These findings suggest that peripheral inflammatory biomarkers lymphocytes, IL-6, CRP, and TNF-α are related to frailty status. Our findings are not conclusive regarding the causal relationship between chronic inflammation and frailty, so the development of further longitudinal and well-designed studies focused on this is necessary.