PMID- 37310873 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231011 LR - 20240210 IS - 1758-535X (Electronic) IS - 1079-5006 (Print) IS - 1079-5006 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 10 DP - 2023 Oct 9 TI - Interleukin-6 Drives Mitochondrial Dysregulation and Accelerates Physical Decline: Insights From an Inducible Humanized IL-6 Knock-In Mouse Model. PG - 1740-1752 LID - 10.1093/gerona/glad147 [doi] AB - Chronic activation of inflammatory pathways (CI) and mitochondrial dysfunction are independently linked to age-related functional decline and early mortality. Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is among the most consistently elevated chronic activation of inflammatory pathways markers, but whether IL-6 plays a causative role in this mitochondrial dysfunction and physical deterioration remains unclear. To characterize the role of IL-6 in age-related mitochondrial dysregulation and physical decline, we have developed an inducible human IL-6 (hIL-6) knock-in mouse (TetO-hIL-6mitoQC) that also contains a mitochondrial-quality control reporter. Six weeks of hIL-6 induction resulted in upregulation of proinflammatory markers, cell proliferation and metabolic pathways, and dysregulated energy utilization. Decreased grip strength, increased falls off the treadmill, and increased frailty index were also observed. Further characterization of skeletal muscles postinduction revealed an increase in mitophagy, downregulation of mitochondrial biogenesis genes, and an overall decrease in total mitochondrial numbers. This study highlights the contribution of IL-6 to mitochondrial dysregulation and supports a causal role of hIL-6 in physical decline and frailty. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Gerontological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. FAU - Nidadavolu, Lolita S AU - Nidadavolu LS AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2433-0728 AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Cosarderelioglu, Caglar AU - Cosarderelioglu C AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7560-1287 AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Merino Gomez, Alessandra AU - Merino Gomez A AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Wu, Yuqiong AU - Wu Y AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Bopp, Taylor AU - Bopp T AD - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Zhang, Cissy AU - Zhang C AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Nguyen, Tu AU - Nguyen T AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Marx-Rattner, Ruth AU - Marx-Rattner R AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Yang, Huanle AU - Yang H AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Antonescu, Corina AU - Antonescu C AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Florea, Liliana AU - Florea L AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8124-2324 AD - Department of Genetic Medicine, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Talbot, Conover C AU - Talbot CC AD - Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Smith, Barbara AU - Smith B AD - Department of Cell Biology, Imaging Facility, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Foster, D Brian AU - Foster DB AD - Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Fairman, Jennifer E AU - Fairman JE AD - Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Yenokyan, Gayane AU - Yenokyan G AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1482-5612 AD - Johns Hopkins Biostatistics Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Chung, Tae AU - Chung T AD - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. AD - Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Le, Anne AU - Le A AD - Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Walston, Jeremy D AU - Walston JD AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. FAU - Abadir, Peter M AU - Abadir PM AD - Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. LA - eng GR - P30 AG021334/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01 AG046441/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - R01AG046441/NH/NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci JT - The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences JID - 9502837 RN - 0 (Interleukin-6) SB - IM MH - Mice MH - Humans MH - Animals MH - *Interleukin-6/genetics/metabolism MH - *Frailty MH - Mitochondria/genetics/metabolism MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism PMC - PMC10562892 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Inflammation OT - Mitochondria dysregulation OT - Physical decline COIS- None. EDAT- 2023/06/13 19:15 MHDA- 2023/10/11 06:45 PMCR- 2024/06/13 CRDT- 2023/06/13 13:02 PHST- 2023/02/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/06/13 00:00 [pmc-release] PHST- 2023/10/11 06:45 [medline] PHST- 2023/06/13 19:15 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/06/13 13:02 [entrez] AID - 7197123 [pii] AID - glad147 [pii] AID - 10.1093/gerona/glad147 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2023 Oct 9;78(10):1740-1752. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glad147.