| Literature DB >> 21881215 |
Simon A Jones1, Jürgen Scheller, Stefan Rose-John.
Abstract
The successful treatment of certain autoimmune conditions with the humanized anti-IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) antibody tocilizumab has emphasized the clinical importance of cytokines that signal through the β-receptor subunit glycoprotein 130 (gp130). In this Review, we explore how gp130 signaling controls disease progression and examine why IL-6 has a special role among these cytokines as an inflammatory regulator. Attention will be given to the role of the soluble IL-6R, and we will provide a perspective into the clinical blockade of IL-6 activity in autoimmunity, inflammation, and cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21881215 PMCID: PMC3163962 DOI: 10.1172/JCI57158
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808