Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: UNIPROT:P05231 (
interleukin-6
)
23,907
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
The authors monitored CSF findings for over 5 months in a patient with a fatal case of
scleromyxedema
and two episodes of encephalopathy. During both encephalopathy episodes, CSF protein and immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels were elevated without an increased IgG index or IgG synthesis rate. A CSF-dominant increase in the concentration of
interleukin-6
(
IL-6
) also was noted during encephalopathy. These findings suggest a disruption of the blood-brain barrier and that
IL-6
may play some role in mediating the encephalopathy. OFF
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PMID:Encephalopathy in scleromyxedema. 1049 84
