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Descriptor English: Interleukin-6
Descriptor Spanish: Interleucina-6
Descriptor interleucina 6
Entry term(s) IL-6
MGI-2
factor de crecimiento de hibridomas
factor de crecimiento de plasmacitomas
factor estimulante del hepatocito
interleucina-6
proteína inductora de la diferenciación mieloide
Scope note: Citocina que estimula el crecimiento y diferenciación de los LINFOCITOS B y es también un factor de crecimiento para los HIBRIDOMAS y plasmacitomas. Está producida por muchas células diferentes, incluidos los LINFOCITOS T, MONOCITOS y FIBROBLASTOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Interleucina-6
Descriptor French: Interleukine-6
Entry term(s): B Cell Differentiation Factor
B Cell Differentiation Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
B-Cell Differentiation Factor
B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
BSF-2
Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid
Growth Factor, Hybridoma
Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma
Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor
Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
Hybridoma Growth Factor
IFN-beta 2
IL-6
IL6
Interferon beta 2
Interferon beta-2
Interleukin 6
MGI-2
Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein
Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
Plasmacytoma Growth Factor
beta-2, Interferon
Tree number(s): D12.644.276.374.465.224
D12.776.467.374.465.202
D23.529.374.465.224
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015850
Scope note: A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Interleukins (1988-1989)
Lymphokines (1987)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Related: Hybridomas MeSH
Plasmacytoma MeSH
DeCS ID: 29472
Unique ID: D015850
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/05/25
Revision Date: 2016/04/18
Interleukin-6 - Preferred
Concept UI M0024272
Scope note A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.
Preferred term Interleukin-6
Entry term(s) B Cell Differentiation Factor
B Cell Differentiation Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
B-Cell Differentiation Factor
B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
BSF-2
Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B Cell
Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid
Growth Factor, Hybridoma
Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma
Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor
Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
Hybridoma Growth Factor
IFN-beta 2
IL-6
IL6
Interferon beta 2
Interferon beta-2
Interleukin 6
MGI-2
Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein
Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
Plasmacytoma Growth Factor
beta-2, Interferon



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