"Interleukin-6" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A cytokine that stimulates the growth and differentiation of B-LYMPHOCYTES and is also a growth factor for HYBRIDOMAS and plasmacytomas. It is produced by many different cells including T-LYMPHOCYTES; MONOCYTES; and FIBROBLASTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D015850
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.644.276.374.465.506 D12.776.467.374.465.506 D23.529.374.465.506
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| Concept/Terms |
Interleukin-6- Interleukin-6
- Interleukin 6
- Plasmacytoma Growth Factor
- Growth Factor, Plasmacytoma
- B-Cell Differentiation Factor-2
- B Cell Differentiation Factor 2
- B-Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
- B-Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
- BSF-2
- Differentiation Factor, B-Cell
- Differentiation Factor, B Cell
- Differentiation Factor-2, B-Cell
- Differentiation Factor 2, B Cell
- Hepatocyte-Stimulating Factor
- Hepatocyte Stimulating Factor
- Hybridoma Growth Factor
- Growth Factor, Hybridoma
- IFN-beta 2
- IL-6
- IL6
- MGI-2
- Myeloid Differentiation-Inducing Protein
- Differentiation-Inducing Protein, Myeloid
- Myeloid Differentiation Inducing Protein
- B Cell Stimulatory Factor-2
- B Cell Stimulatory Factor 2
- B-Cell Differentiation Factor
- B Cell Differentiation Factor
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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