IL6
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IL6, Il-6, or IL-6 may refer to:
- Illinois's 6th congressional district
- Illinois Route 6Illinois Route 6Illinois Route 6 is a 4-lane freeway in central Illinois. It begins as a northern extension of Interstate 474 at Interstate 74 west of Peoria, and ends at Illinois Route 29 in Mossville, south of Chillicothe...
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, a Soviet long-range bomber - Interleukin 6Interleukin 6Interleukin-6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IL6 gene.IL-6 is an interleukin that acts as both a pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine. It is secreted by T cells and macrophages to stimulate immune response, e.g. during infection and after trauma, especially burns or other...
, a pro-inflammatory cytokine