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ReviewNeurochemical research2024

The Role of IL-6 in Neurodegenerative Disorders.

Chen Shan, Chao Zhang, Chuanbao Zhang

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Review in Neurochemical research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
9.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chen ShanNational Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
Chao ZhangNational Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, People's Republic of China. zc_mdy@163.com.
Chuanbao ZhangNational Center for Clinical Laboratories, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Hospital/National Center of Gerontology, Beijing, People's Republic of China. cbzhang@nccl.org.cn.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82003809
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

"Neurodegenerative disorder" is an umbrella term for a group of fatal progressive neurological illnesses characterized by neuronal loss and inflammation. Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine, significantly affects the activities of nerve cells and plays a pivotal role in neuroinflammation. Furthermore, as high levels of IL-6 have been frequently observed in association with several neurodegenerative disorders, it may potentially be used as a biomarker for the progression and prognosis of these diseases. This review summarizes the production and function of IL-6 as well as its downstream signaling pathways. Moreover, we make a comprehensive review on the roles of IL-6 in neurodegenerative disorders and its potential clinical application.

Indexed as

Interleukin-6Neurodegenerative DiseasesHumansNeuronsSignal TransductionInterleukin-6Alzheimer’s diseaseInflammationInterleukin-6Neurodegenerative disordersParkinson’s disease

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PMID38227113
OpenAlexW4390910769

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