Role of IL-6 in asthma and other inflammatory pulmonary diseases

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1281-1290

  Rincon, Mercedes ^a   Irvin, Charles G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic lung diseases; IL 6

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 6 RECEPTOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DISEASE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MICE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-6; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84869834766     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4874     Document Type: Review

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