| Literature DB >> 12095927 |
L Giannitrapani1, M Cervello, M Soresi, M Notarbartolo, M La Rosa, L Virruso, N D'Alessandro, G Montalto.
Abstract
Interleukin-6 plays a central role in regulating the immune system, hematopoiesis, and acute phase reaction. It interacts with a receptor complex consisting of a specific ligand-binding protein (IL-6R, gp80) and a signal transduction protein (gp130). In this report, serum levels of IL-6 and a soluble form of the interleukin-6 receptor (sIL-6R) were evaluated in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The correlation between IL-6 and sIL-6R values, the stage of hepatocellular carcinoma, and main liver function tests was also studied.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12095927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb04093.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann N Y Acad Sci ISSN: 0077-8923 Impact factor: 5.691