Serum IL-6: A Biomarker in Childhood Asthma?

Serum IL-6 was associated with asthma exacerbation risk but not with symptoms or lung function in urban children; further studies to evaluate the role of IL-6 in the life course of asthma are needed.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - January 27, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Daniel J. Jackson, Leonard B. Bacharier, Agustin Calatroni, Michelle A. Gill, Jack Hu, Andrew H. Liu, Lisa M. Wheatley, James E. Gern, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Meyer Kattan, Carolyn M. Kercsmar, Haejin Kim, George T. O ’Connor, S Source Type: research