Title : Endogenous and exogenous IL-6 inhibit aeroallergen-induced Th2 inflammation.

Pub. Date : 2000 Oct 1

PMID : 11034416






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1 When compared with wild-type mice, IL-6-/- mice manifest exaggerated inflammation and eosinophilia, increased levels of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 protein and mRNA, exaggerated levels of eotaxin, JE/monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha and -2, and mRNA, increased bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) TGF-beta1, and exaggerated airway responses to aerosolized methacholine. Methacholine Chloride interleukin 6 Mus musculus
2 IL-6 also decreased the expression of endothelial VCAM-1 and airway responsiveness to methacholine in these animals. Methacholine Chloride interleukin 6 Mus musculus