Interleukin 6

Notable studies

 * 2016, Illness progression in chronic fatigue syndrome: a shifting immune baseline, Russell et al
 * These findings may serve as a robust biomarker:
 * * IL-1α, higher in recently ill adolescent ME/CFS subjects, was progressively less important with duration.
 * * IL-6, lower in early illness, higher for subjects ill for more than 2 years and over 18 years of age.
 * * IL-8, higher in the recently afflicted, lower for subjects ill for more than 2 years.


 * 1998, Interleukin-6 and Disease: Two Case Reports that Point to the Usefulness of Measuring Cytokine Levels in Clinical Settings

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 * Wikipedia - Interleukin 6