Interleukin-6 in peripheral blood and inflammatory sites in Behçet's disease

• Main Authors: K. Hamzaoui (Author), A. Hamzaoui (Author), A. Kahan (Author), M. Hamza (Author), A. Chabbou (Author), Kh. Ayed (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin-6, a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine, might be involved in Behçet's disease (BD) pathological pathways. We investigated IL-6 levels in sera and synovial fluids collected from BD patients. The IL-6 production was also studied in vivo, by measuring its activity in culture supernatan...