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Acute IL-6 treatment increases fatty acid turnover in elderly humans in vivo and in tissue culture in vitro.

Petersen EW, Carey AL, Sacchetti M, Steinberg GR, Macaulay SL, Febbraio MA, Pedersen BK

American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism21 Sept 2004Cited by 213 (Europe PMC)

PMID15383370 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1152/ajpendo.00257.2004 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-15383370
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Results from this study1

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  1. 01LabIn vitro (cells)Activity measurement

    In L6 myotubes, AICAR markedly increased palmitate oxidation compared with PBS control.

    In plain wordsIn cells, AICAR increased palmitate oxidation compared with PBS control.

    Peptide
    AICAR (acadesine)
    Outcome
    IncreasePalmitate oxidation
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    L6 myotubes
    Comparator
    PBS control
    Outcome group
    Lipids · Metabolic and weight
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Both IL-6 and AICAR markedly increased (P < 0.05) oxidation of [(14)C]palmitate compared with Control.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    To assess whether IL-6 increases fat oxidation, L6 myotubes were treated with PBS (Control), IL-6, or AICAR, a compound known to increase lipid oxidation.

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  1. Version 2Current

    21 Oct 2026, 15:58 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    21 Oct 2026, 12:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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