IL6

interleukin 6

Details

HGNC: HGNC:6018
GeneCards: IL6
NCBI: 3569
Ensembl: ENSG00000136244
UniProt: P05231
OMIM: 147620
UCSC: uc064bxs.1
VEGA: OTTHUMG00000023178
ENA: M18403

Alias Symbols: IL-6, BSF2, HGF, HSF
Previous Symbols: IFNB2
Alias Names: "interferon, beta 2"
Previous Names: "interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2)"

Associated Studies

SMPDL3B a novel biomarker and therapeutic target in myalgic encephalomyelitis

2025 | Rostami-Afshari, Bita; Elremaly, Wesam; Franco, Anita; Elbakry, Mohamed; Akoume, Marie-Yvonne; Boufaied, Ines; Moezzi, Atefeh; Leveau, Corinne; Rompré, Pierre; Godbout, Christian; Mella, Olav; Fluge, Øystein; Moreau, Alain

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - CCC criteria, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)

Multifaceted evolution focused on maximal exploitation of domain knowledge for the consensus inference of Gene Regulatory Networks

2025 | Segura-Ortiz, Adrián; Giménez-Orenga, Karen; García-Nieto, José; Oltra, Elisa; Aldana-Montes, José F.

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - CCC criteria, ME/CFS - ICC Criteria, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)
Phenotype: Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia - 1990 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria, Fibromyalgia - 2011 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria, ME/CFS, ME/CFS - CCC criteria, ME/CFS - ICC Criteria, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)
Phenotype: Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia - 1990 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria, Fibromyalgia - 2011 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria

The potential role of ocular and otolaryngological mucus proteins in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

2024 | Huitsing, Kaylin; Tritsch, Tara; Arias, Francisco Javier Carrera; Collado, Fanny; Aenlle, Kristina K.; Nathason, Lubov; Fletcher, Mary Ann; Klimas, Nancy G.; Craddock, Travis J. A.

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: Female, ME/CFS

Metabolomic and immune alterations in long COVID patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

2024 | Saito, Suguru; Shahbaz, Shima; Luo, Xian; Osman, Mohammed; Redmond, Desiree; Cohen Tervaert, Jan Willem; Li, Liang; Elahi, Shokrollah

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: Long COVID, ME/CFS

Diverse immunological dysregulation, chronic inflammation, and impaired erythropoiesis in long COVID patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

2024 | Saito, Suguru; Shahbaz, Shima; Osman, Mohammed; Redmond, Desiree; Bozorgmehr, Najmeh; Rosychuk, Rhonda J.; Lam, Grace; Sligl, Wendy; Cohen Tervaert, Jan Willem; Elahi, Shokrollah

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: Long COVID
Phenotype: Long COVID, ME/CFS, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)

Association of circulating biomarkers with illness severity measures differentiates myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and post-COVID-19 condition: a prospective pilot cohort study

2024 | Domingo, Joan Carles; Battistini, Federica; Cordobilla, Begoña; Zaragozá, Maria Cleofé; Sanmartin-Sentañes, Ramón; Alegre-Martin, Jose; Cambras, Trinitat; Castro-Marrero, Jesus

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - ICC Criteria, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)

The persistent viral infections in the development and severity of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome

2023 | Rasa-Dzelzkaleja, Santa; Krumina, Angelika; Capenko, Svetlana; Nora-Krukle, Zaiga; Gravelsina, Sabine; Vilmane, Anda; Ievina, Lauma; Shoenfeld, Yehuda; Murovska, Modra

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - Fukuda criteria

Exploring the joint potential of inflammation, immunity, and receptor-based biomarkers for evaluating ME/CFS progression

2023 | Berkis, Uldis; Svirskis, Simons; Krumina, Angelika; Gravelsina, Sabine; Vilmane, Anda; Araja, Diana; Nora-Krukle, Zaiga; Murovska, Modra

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - Fukuda criteria, ME/CFS - ICC Criteria, Post-exertional malaise (PEM)

Circulating miRNAs Expression in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

2023 | Soffritti, Irene; Gravelsina, Sabine; D’Accolti, Maria; Bini, Francesca; Mazziga, Eleonora; Vilmane, Anda; Rasa-Dzelzkaleja, Santa; Nora-Krukle, Zaiga; Krumina, Angelika; Murovska, Modra; Caselli, Elisabetta

Associated cohorts
Phenotype: ME/CFS, ME/CFS - Fukuda criteria