Interleukin-6: designing specific therapeutics for a complex cytokine

C Garbers, S Heink, T Korn, S Rose-John - Nature reviews Drug …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pivotal cytokine with a diverse repertoire of physiological
functions that include regulation of immune cell proliferation and differentiation …

The dialogue between neuroinflammation and adult neurogenesis: mechanisms involved and alterations in neurological diseases

M Amanollahi, M Jameie, A Heidari, N Rezaei - Molecular neurobiology, 2023 - Springer
Adult neurogenesis occurs mainly in the subgranular zone of the hippocampal dentate gyrus
and the subventricular zone of the lateral ventricles. Evidence supports the critical role of …

Markers of immune activation and inflammation in individuals with postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

MJ Peluso, S Lu, AF Tang… - The Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background The biological processes associated with postacute sequelae of severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (PASC) are unknown. Methods …

Ageing, cellular senescence and neurodegenerative disease

M Kritsilis, S V. Rizou, PN Koutsoudaki… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ageing is a major risk factor for developing many neurodegenerative diseases. Cellular
senescence is a homeostatic biological process that has a key role in driving ageing. There …

IL-6 as a keystone cytokine in health and disease

CA Hunter, SA Jones - Nature immunology, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin 6 (IL-6) has a broad effect on cells of the immune system and those not
of the immune system and often displays hormone-like characteristics that affect homeostatic …

[HTML][HTML] Irisin reduces amyloid-β by inducing the release of neprilysin from astrocytes following downregulation of ERK-STAT3 signaling

E Kim, H Kim, MP Jedrychowski, G Bakiasi, J Park… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
A pathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ)
protein in the brain. Physical exercise has been shown to reduce Aβ burden in various AD …

Cellular senescence in neurodegenerative diseases

C Martínez-Cué, N Rueda - Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cellular senescence is a homeostatic biological process characterized by a permanent state
of cell cycle arrest that can contribute to the decline of the regenerative potential and …

On inflammatory hypothesis of depression: what is the role of IL-6 in the middle of the chaos?

E Roohi, N Jaafari, F Hashemian - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are reported to have higher levels of
multiple inflammatory cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6). Recent studies both pre …

Infections, inflammation and epilepsy

A Vezzani, RS Fujinami, HS White, PM Preux… - Acta …, 2016 - Springer
Epilepsy is the tendency to have unprovoked epileptic seizures. Anything causing structural
or functional derangement of brain physiology may lead to seizures, and different conditions …

[HTML][HTML] The role of interleukin-6 signaling in nervous tissue

M Rothaug, C Becker-Pauly, S Rose-John - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of
inflammatory disorders and in the physiological homeostasis of neural tissue. Profound …