Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
interleukin–6 Pronunciation:
-'siks Function:
noun : an interleukin that is produced by various cells (as macrophages, fibroblasts, Tcells, and tumor cells) and that acts as a pyrogen, induces maturation of B cells and growth of myeloma cells, activates and induces proliferation of T cells, and stimulates synthesis of plasmaproteins (as fibrinogen) —abbreviation
IL-6
