IL1B and Alzheimer disease: We examined mRNA and protein for IL-6 and IL1-β, two pro-inflammatory cytokines that are increased in AD patients and, when increased, correlate with cognitive impairments associated with AD (Forlenza et al., 2009; Huang and Sheng, 2010; Swardfager et al., 2010; Brosseron et al., 2014; Scarabino et al., 2020; Lyra et al., 2021).