"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-6" by people in Profiles.
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TRANCE is a unique marker of chronic pancreatitis in children. JCI Insight. 2026 08 24; 11(16).
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Aberrant STAT signaling and T cell dysregulation define a targetable pediatric sepsis endotype. J Clin Invest. 2026 Jul 15; 136(14).
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The role of inflammation in longitudinal renal function decline and incident chronic kidney disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Mar 27; 33(5):718-728.
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Age, stress, and markers of inflammation among middle-aged to older African American adults: Findings from The Heart of Detroit Study. Brain Behav Immun. 2026 Aug; 136:106559.
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PrecISE-a biomarker-stratified adaptive trial of 5 interventions in severe asthma: Final protocol and the baseline cohort. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2026 Jun; 157(6):1261-1273.
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Mutant p53 promotes clonal hematopoiesis by generating a chronic inflammatory microenvironment. J Clin Invest. 2026 02 02; 136(3).
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Immune Training of the Interleukin 6 Gene in Airway Epithelial Cells is Central to Asthma Exacerbations. Allergy. 2026 Jan; 81(1):157-169.
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Analytical evaluation of the automated interleukin-6 assay on the Roche cobas e602 analyzer. Lab Med. 2025 Mar 10; 56(2):129-135.
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Continuous Monitoring of CRP, IL-6, and Calprotectin in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Using a Perspiration-Based Wearable Device. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2025 03 03; 31(3):647-654.
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Neuronal innervation regulates the secretion of neurotrophic myokines and exosomes from skeletal muscle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 05 07; 121(19):e2313590121.