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Published on: March 8, 2024
Cytokine storm in tuberculosis and IL-6 involvement
Funmilayo Grâce Boni1, Insaf Hamdi1, Liadrine Moukendza Koundi1
1Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals State Key Laboratory, Breeding Base Eco-Environment and Bio-Ressource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400700, China.
Abstract:
Tuberculosis is probably the most seasoned illness of the humanity. Intricacies or subsequent death emerging from these infections are frequently connected with cytokine storm. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a crucial role in the immune response to tuberculosis. Therefore, there is a need to research some new therapeutic approaches to block IL-6 signaling that are right now being applied to the M. tuberculosis. In this review, we investigate the implication of IL-6 in the context of tuberculosis research.
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