| Literature DB >> 18845487 |
Oliver Dienz1, Mercedes Rincon.
Abstract
Cytokines have long been known to profoundly influence the adaptive immune response by determining CD4 T cell differentiation. Although IL-6 has been initially characterized as a B cell growth factor and inducer of antibody production research from our lab and others has revealed over the last years that IL-6 also plays a significant role in CD4 T cell differentiation. This review highlights the variety of ways in which IL-6 affects CD4 effector functions and how this may contribute to different types of diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18845487 PMCID: PMC2660866 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2008.08.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Immunol ISSN: 1521-6616 Impact factor: 3.969