Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a key immunomodulatory cytokine that affects the
pathogenesis of diverse diseases, including autoimmune diseases, chronic inflammatory …

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Metastasis is the primary
cause of mortality for breast cancer patients. Multiple mechanisms underlie breast cancer …

This review aims to briefly discuss a short list of a broad variety of inflammatory cytokines.
Numerous studies have implicated that inflammatory cytokines exert important effects with …

Abstract In 1973, IL-6 was identified as a soluble factor that is secreted by T cells and is
important for antibody production by B cells. Since its discovery more than 40 years ago, the …

Osteoarthritis (OA), characterized by joint malfunction and chronic disability, is the most
common form of arthritis. Clinical and animal experiments reveal that age-related OA is …

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with roles in immunity, tissue regeneration, and
metabolism. Rapid production of IL-6 contributes to host defense during infection and tissue …

The diverse biological activity of interleukin-6 (IL-6) contributes to the maintenance of
homeostasis. Emergent infection or tissue injury induces rapid production of IL-6 and …

Circulating concentrations of the pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) are known to be
increased in pro-inflammatory critical care syndromes, such as sepsis and acute respiratory …

Since the molecular cloning of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in 1986, many other cytokines have been
found to share the same signal transducer, gp130, in their receptor complexes. Thus, the IL …

The interleukin (IL)-6 family cytokines is a group of cytokines consisting of IL-6, IL-11, ciliary
neurotrophic factor (CNTF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM) …