As baseline levels of IL-6 prior to hemodialysis AVF creation increase, so does the risk for AVF failure. Elevated levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) prior to surgery to create an arteriovenous ...

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a central mediator of the sepsis ... IL-6 levels were significantly (p < 0.001) elevated in both blood culture positive and culture negative sepsis. For sepsis, plasma ...

Elevated interleukin (IL)-17 levels are increasingly ... The investigators suggest that IL-6 might be the culprit and could, therefore, be a candidate for future studies of myositis therapy.

Summary: Tocilizumab is a novel monoclonal antibody that competitively inhibits the binding of interleukin-6 (IL-6) to its receptor (IL-6R). Inhibiting the entire receptor complex prevents IL-6 ...

Markers of subclinical heart damage were observed among individuals who smoke cigarettes, even decades after quitting, ...