IL6, interleukin 6, 3569

N. diseases: 2367; N. variants: 22
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE IL-6 was associated with increased atherosclerosis when the control group was compared with the group free of subclinical CVD. 12482836 2002
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease LHGDN IL-6 was associated with increased atherosclerosis when the control group was compared with the group free of subclinical CVD. 12482836 2002
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Interleukin-6 promoter polymorphism modulates the effects of heavy alcohol consumption on early carotid artery atherosclerosis: the Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression Study (CAPS). 12574550 2003
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE IL6 -174 allele G homozygozity associates with beneficial profile of early predictors of atherosclerosis such as high CAC, HDL-C and apoA1 as well as low systolic and diastolic blood pressure in men. 18774574 2009
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE IL-6 may have a role in aberrant differentiation of VSCs contributing to vascular calcification in atherosclerosis. 26840742 2016
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Interleukin-6 and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 did not provide incremental value to fibrinogen when examining the associations with degree of atherosclerosis. 27755007 2017
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE IL-6 is a key proinflammatory cytokine contributing to lymphocyte and plasmacyte maturation and to atherosclerosis and aneurysm development. 28434701 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE IL-6 is an independent predictor of plaque progression, suggesting that it may be a marker of progressive atherosclerosis in the general population and that its central role in CVD may be related to promotion of plaque growth. 29453087 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE IL-6 may play a pivotal role in EREG upregulation by IH and consequently OSA-related atherosclerosis. 29744301 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Interleukin-6 (IL-6), a pleiotropic cytokine, plays a key role in endothelial injury and atherosclerosis. 30317657 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an inflammatory cytokine with a key role in atherosclerosis. 31642412 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE A total of 4833 stable atherosclerosis patients in the Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study (CANTOS) had IL-6 levels measured before randomization and after treatment with placebo or one of three doses of canakinumab (50 mg, 150 mg, or 300 mg) given subcutaneously once every 3 months. 30165610 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Additionally, it was observed that FCs immunization down-regulated the expression level of atherosclerosis related pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IFN-γ, MCP-1, and IL-6 and enhanced the lesion stability with a significant increase in TGF-β1 level and collagen content. 30687328 2018
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Although the IL-6 -174G/C promoter polymorphism has been associated with carotid artery atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, its relation to ischemic stroke is unclear. 17916761 2007
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Although the relationship between atherosclerosis and inflammatory cells has been recognized in recent years, the effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) genetic variants associated with atherosclerosis is still controversial. 18281810 2008
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Among cells involved in the early steps of atherosclerosis, monocyte-derived dendritic cells (Mo-DCs) respond to inflammatory stimuli, including platelet-activating factor (PAF), by the induction of various cytokines, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6). 31289638 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Among participants without CAD history who underwent CCTA, patients with high level of IL-6 had increased burden of atherosclerosis and higher MACE risk compared to participants of low level of IL-6. 28233119 2017
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE As IL-6 increases in atherosclerosis, the study of the polymorphism of IL-6 may be a useful tool in identifying old subjects at risk for atherosclerosis. 15050298 2004
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease LHGDN Augmented levels of CD44 in macrophages from atherosclerotic subjects: a possible IL-6-CD44 feedback loop? 16620830 2007
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Because levels of inflammatory cytokines are markedly elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), we hypothesized that genotypic variations in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene are a cause of systemic inflammatory states and atherosclerosis in South African CKD patients. 31426909 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Chronic administration of LPS in ApoE(-/-) mice significantly increased the expression of inflammatory cytokines (TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6, and MCP-1), increased infiltration of inflammatory cells, and enhanced the development of atherosclerosis. 23564081 2013
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Chronic inflammation due to high IL-6 production occurs in type 2 diabetes (NIDDM) and atherosclerosis. 16518702 2005
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Compared with those in the NC group, the serum levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-10, IL-13 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in the AS group significantly increased (p<0.05). 31002155 2019
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Counteracting pro- and anti-inflammatory responses of serum cytokines have been reported, but the relevance of TNF-alpha, TGF-beta and IL-6 gene expression in peripheral blood leukocytes and their contribution to systemic inflammation in atherosclerosis, especially after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), has not been investigated yet. 16718633 2006
CUI: C0004153
Disease: Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Growing evidence suggests that polymorphisms at position -174 and -572 in interleukin-6 (IL-6) gene are associated with various manifestations of atherosclerosis. 18279814 2008