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Serum Interleukin 6 Levels May Predict Presentation of IgG4-Related Disease

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When the researchers evaluated the ability of serum IL-6 to predict relapse, they found—unlike serum IgG4, which can be used to predict IgG4-RD relapse—no significant differences in the median observation periods and IL-6 levels between relapse and non-relapse groups.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

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Reference

  1. Tsukuda S, Ikeura T, Ito T, et al. Clinical implications of elevated serum interleukin-6 in IgG4-related disease. PLoS One. 2020 Jan 17;15(1):e0227479. eCollection 2020.

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