"Interleukin-6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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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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| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-6" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Prenatal exposure to maternal disadvantage-related inflammatory biomarkers: associations with neonatal white matter microstructure. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Feb 02; 14(1):72.
															
								 
							
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Effect of epithelial-specific MyD88 signaling pathway on airway inflammatory response to organic dust exposure. J Immunotoxicol. 2023 12; 20(1):2148782.
															
								 
							
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Increased interleukin-6/C-reactive protein levels are associated with the upregulation of the adenosine pathway and serve as potential markers of therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapies in non-small cell lung cancer. J Immunother Cancer. 2023 Oct; 11(10).
															
								 
							
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Carbohydrate-Small Molecule Hybrids as Lead Compounds Targeting IL-6 Signaling. Molecules. 2023 Jan 09; 28(2).
															
								 
							
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Association between Serum Biomarkers with Postoperative Complications and Delay of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Initiation in Ovarian Cancer Patients Undergoing Primary Cytoreductive Surgery: A Pilot Study. Nutr Cancer. 2023; 75(2):662-669.
															
								 
							
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A Comparison of the Characteristics of Cytokine Storm between Lichen Planus and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2022 Nov 01; 23(11):3843-3849.
															
								 
							
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Effects of omega-3 supplementation on quality of life, nutritional status, inflammatory parameters, lipid profile, exercise tolerance and inhaled medications in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Palliat Med. 2022 Sep; 11(9):2819-2829.
															
								 
							
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Association of miR-155, miR-187 and Inflammatory Cytokines IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-a in Chronic Opium Abusers. Inflammation. 2022 Apr; 45(2):554-566.
															
								 
							
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Evaluation of anti-inflammatory diphenyldihaloketone EF24 in transient ischemic stroke model. Brain Inj. 2022 01 28; 36(2):279-286.
															
								 
							
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Associations of serum IL-6 with muscle, bone, and adipose tissue in women. Cytokine. 2022 03; 151:155787.