Serum IL-6: A biomarker in childhood asthma?

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jun;145(6):1701-1704.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.01.021. Epub 2020 Jan 28.

Abstract

Serum IL-6 was associated with asthma exacerbation risk but not with symptoms or lung function in urban children; further studies to evaluate the role of IL-6 in the life course of asthma are needed.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Asthma / blood*
  • Biomarkers / blood*
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / blood
  • Interleukin-6 / blood*
  • Male
  • Signal Transduction / physiology

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • Interleukin-6