PMID: 25772172Mar 17, 2015Paper

IL-6 as a target in inflammation

Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders Drug Targets
Misato Hashizume, Yoshiyuki Ohsugi

Abstract

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) has a unique feature of its own signaling pathway. IL-6 can act on various types of cells because there are abundant amounts of soluble IL-6 receptor in peripheral blood and can mediate signaling into cells. IL-6 participates in a broad spectrum of biological events, such as immune responses, hematopoiesis, and acute-phase reactions. In contrast, overproduction of IL-6 has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases, including several chronic inflammatory diseases. Future studies to clarify the molecular mechanisms of IL-6 functions as well as studies in which inhibitors of IL-6 signaling are used should provide information critical to a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of diseases and the development of new therapeutic methods.

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