| interleukin-6 | <cytokine> A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of human B-cells and is also a growth factor for hybridomas and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-cells, monocytes, and fibroblasts. A single chain 25 kD cytokine originally described as a pre B-cell growth factor, now known to have effects on a number of other cells including T-cells which are also stimulated to proliferate. An inducer of acute phase proteins and a colony-stimulating factor acting on mouse bone marrow. Acronym: IL-6 (12 Dec 1998) |
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Synonyms : B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2, B-Cell Differentiation Factor, B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2, B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2, BSF-2, Differentiation Factor, B-Cell, Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell, IFN-beta 2, IL6, Interleukin 6
Synonyms : CD126 Receptor, Interleukin 6 Receptor alpha Subunit, Receptor, CD126
| interleukin-6 |
(in-ter-LOO-kin) IL-6. A type of biological response modifier (a substance that can improve the body's natural response to infection and disease). These substances are normally produced by the body, but they can also be made in the laboratory for use in treating cancer and other diseases.
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