List of PMIDs

Current Target Information

HUGO ID 6018
Symbol IL6
Name interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)
#Occurrence 287
#Paper 25



PMID TITLE # of Targets Links Journal
16104843The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)/VEGF receptor system and its role under physiological and pathological conditions.64Clin Sci (Lond)
11173059Pharmacogenomics of neurodegenerative diseases.64Eur J Pharmacol
16647138Cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, and epoxygenases in CNS: their role and involvement in neurological disorders.59Brain Res Rev
16624536Innate immunity in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.54Biochim Biophys Acta
17569578PPARs in the brain.42Biochim Biophys Acta
18464925Regulation of Glial Cell Functions by PPAR-gamma Natural and Synthetic Agonists.35PPAR Res
16753239Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist regulation of glial activation: relevance to CNS inflammatory disorders.32Neurochem Int
15572176A role for astrocytes in motor neuron loss in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.27Brain Res Brain Res Rev
15081582Neuroinflammation, COX-2, and ALS--a dual role?25Exp Neurol
16510725Thalidomide and lenalidomide extend survival in a transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.24J Neurosci
17018025Protective effects of an anti-inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-4, on motoneuron toxicity induced by activated microglia.23J Neurochem
17582695Are multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis autoimmune disorders of endogenous vasoactive neuropeptides?21Med Hypotheses
18040778Microglia as a pharmacological target in infectious and inflammatory diseases of the brain.20J Neuroimmune Pharmacol
17597167Inflammation in the nervous system--physiological and pathophysiological aspects.19Physiol Behav
17555556Mutant SOD1(G93A) microglia are more neurotoxic relative to wild-type microglia.18J Neurochem
10525172Neurodegenerative disorders: the role of peroxynitrite.17Brain Res Brain Res Rev
15453089Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in inflammatory and degenerative brain diseases.17J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
18436268Folic acid protects motor neurons against the increased homocysteine, inflammation and apoptosis in SOD1 G93A transgenic mice.12Neuropharmacology
14511332Expression and localization of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in human sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.11Eur J Neurosci
16436205Primary glia expressing the G93A-SOD1 mutation present a neuroinflammatory phenotype and provide a cellular system for studies of glial inflammation.11J Neuroinflammation
16380619Elevated IL-6 and TNF-alpha levels in patients with ALS: inflammation or hypoxia?7Neurology
9562310Cerebrospinal fluid interleukin 6 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: immunological parameter and comparison with inflammatory and non-inflammatory central nervous system diseases.6J Neurol Sci
18246426Elevated inflammatory markers in a group of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients from northern India.6Neurochem Res
15777251Estrogen and cytokines production - the possible cause of gender differences in neurological diseases.3Curr Pharm Des
14597108Intrathecal synthesis of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: further evidence for microglial activation in neurodegeneration.3J Neuroimmunol