University of Alabama: How Interleukin-6 Helps Prevent Allergic Asthma and Atopy by Suppressing Interleukin-2 Signaling
May 06, 2023
May 06, 2023
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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By Jeff Hansen, Research Editor
The immune system has a biological telecommunications system -- small proteins known as interleukins that send signals among the leukocyte white blood cells to control their defense against infections or nascent cancer. Interleukin-6, or IL-6, is one of these key mediators of inflammation, and it can, as needed, provoke the immun . . .
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By Jeff Hansen, Research Editor
The immune system has a biological telecommunications system -- small proteins known as interleukins that send signals among the leukocyte white blood cells to control their defense against infections or nascent cancer. Interleukin-6, or IL-6, is one of these key mediators of inflammation, and it can, as needed, provoke the immun . . .