Targeting Interleukin-6: All the Way to Treat Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
<p>Interleukin (IL)-6, a cytokine featuring redundancy and pleiotropic activity, contributes to host defense against acute environmental stress, while dysregulated persistent IL-6 production has been demonstrated to play a pathological role in various autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ivyspring International Publisher
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Biological Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.biolsci.org/v08p1227.htm |