"Interleukin-6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Interleukin-6" by people in this website by year, and whether "Interleukin-6" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 1996 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
| 1997 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| 1999 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| 2000 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 2001 | 7 | 18 | 25 |
| 2002 | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| 2003 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2004 | 25 | 35 | 60 |
| 2005 | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| 2006 | 27 | 49 | 76 |
| 2007 | 22 | 56 | 78 |
| 2008 | 29 | 61 | 90 |
| 2009 | 28 | 67 | 95 |
| 2010 | 24 | 71 | 95 |
| 2011 | 27 | 60 | 87 |
| 2012 | 24 | 65 | 89 |
| 2013 | 28 | 79 | 107 |
| 2014 | 22 | 66 | 88 |
| 2015 | 22 | 70 | 92 |
| 2016 | 23 | 45 | 68 |
| 2017 | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| 2018 | 22 | 44 | 66 |
| 2019 | 16 | 37 | 53 |
| 2020 | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| 2021 | 19 | 31 | 50 |
| 2022 | 14 | 57 | 71 |
| 2023 | 7 | 54 | 61 |
| 2024 | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Interleukin-6" by people in Profiles.
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Neighborhood-level adversity and inflammation among sexual minority men living with HIV. Health Psychol. 2025 Mar; 44(3):188-196.
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The Inflammatory Landscape of a Whole-Tissue Explant Model of Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Exp Dermatol. 2025 Feb; 34(2):e70057.
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Single-Cell Analysis of Endothelial Cell Injury in IgA Nephropathy. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2025 Feb; 13(2):e70149.
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Pharmacological inactivation of a non-canonical gp130 signaling arm attenuates chronic systemic inflammation and multimorbidity induced by a high-fat diet. Sci Rep. 2024 12 28; 14(1):31151.
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The Role of vIL-6 in KSHV-Mediated Immune Evasion and Tumorigenesis. Viruses. 2024 Dec 10; 16(12).
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Assessment of Inflammatory Biomarkers and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Dec 17; 13(24):e035710.
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Physical activity and cognition: longitudinal findings from the Thinking and Living with Cancer Study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Dec 01; 116(12):2009-2021.
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Circulating inflammatory cytokines predict severity disease in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A prospective multicenter study of the European DRAGON consortium. J Infect Public Health. 2024 Dec; 17(12):102589.
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Changes in anthropometry, adiposity, and inflammation in Black and White women engaged in intentional weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Dec; 32(12):2398-2409.
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Examining systemic inflammation as a pathway linking peer victimization to depressive symptoms in adolescence. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2025 Mar; 66(3):311-321.