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interleukin-6

[‚in·tər¦lük·ən ′siks]
(immunology)
A cytokine derived from activated T lymphocytes that has many functions, including induction of B-cell growth; induction of B-cell differentiation and antibody production; induction of differentiation and proliferation of T cells; synergistic induction with IL-3 of hematopoietic cell growth; and induction of hepatocyte secretion of acute-phase inflammatory proteins. Abbreviated IL-6.
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Genotyping of samples were obtained for IL-6 C-174G (rs 1800795) SNP by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method and was confirmed on DNA sequencing.
The IL-6 protein synthesis in the coculture supernatants was detected by ELISA.
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Exercise and IL-6 infusion inhibit endotoxin-induced TNF-alpha production in humans.
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