"Interleukin-6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D015850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.465.224 D12.776.467.374.465.202 D23.529.374.465.224
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| Concept/Terms |
Interleukin-6- Interleukin-6
- Interleukin 6
- IL6
- B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
- B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
- Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
- Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell
- B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
- B Cell Differentiation Factor 2
- BSF-2
- Hybridoma Growth Factor
- Growth Factor, Hybridoma
- IFN-beta 2
- Plasmacytoma Growth Factor
- Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma
- Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
- Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor
- MGI-2
- Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
- Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid
- Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein
- B-Cell Differentiation Factor
- B Cell Differentiation Factor
- Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
- Differentiation Factor, B Cell
- IL-6
- Interferon beta-2
- Interferon beta 2
- beta-2, Interferon
- B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
- B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-6" by people in Profiles.
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Polymorphisms in rs2069845 are associated with IL-6 and soluble IL-6 receptor levels during total joint replacement. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0312985.
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Novel markers of MCL1 inhibitor sensitivity in triple-negative breast cancer cells. J Biol Chem. 2024 Jun; 300(6):107375.
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Associations between pro-inflammatory cytokines, learning, and memory in late-life depression and healthy aging. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2018 Jan; 33(1):104-112.
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Adiponectin and interleukin-6, but not adipose tissue, are associated with worse neurocognitive function in HIV-infected men. Antivir Ther. 2015; 20(2):235-44.
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Serum free light chains, interferon-alpha, and interleukins in systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. 2014 Aug; 23(9):881-8.
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Moderate dynamic compression inhibits pro-catabolic response of cartilage to mechanical injury, tumor necrosis factor-a and interleukin-6, but accentuates degradation above a strain threshold. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2013 Dec; 21(12):1933-41.
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Protective effect of P188 in the model of acute trauma to human ankle cartilage: the mechanism of action. J Orthop Trauma. 2010 Sep; 24(9):571-6.
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Co-Cr-Mo alloy particles induce tumor necrosis factor alpha production in MLO-Y4 osteocytes: a role for osteocytes in particle-induced inflammation. Bone. 2009 Sep; 45(3):528-33.
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Upregulation of prostaglandin E2 and interleukins in the central nervous system and peripheral tissue during and after surgery in humans. Anesthesiology. 2006 Mar; 104(3):403-10.
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Inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production by pravastatin. Lancet. 1999 Mar 20; 353(9157):983-4.