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The Regenerative Activity of Interleukin-6

Galun, Eithan, Rose-John, Stefan·2013·Methods in Molecular Biology

Abstract

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine which is involved in many inflammatory processes and in the development of cancer. In addition, IL-6 has been shown to be important for the induction of hepatic acute-phase proteins, for the regeneration of the liver and for the stimulation of B-cells. IL-6 binds to a transmembrane IL-6 receptor (IL-6R), which is present on hepatocytes and some leukocytes. The complex of IL-6 and IL-6R associates with a second protein, gp130, which is expressed on all cells of the body. Since neither IL-6 nor IL-6R has a measurable affinity for gp130, cells, which do not express IL-6R, are not responsive to the cytokine IL-6. It could be shown, however, that a naturally occurring soluble IL-6R (sIL-6R) in complex with IL-6 can bind to gp130 on cells with no IL-6R expression. Therefore, cells shedding the sIL-6R render cells, which only express gp130, responsive to the cytokine. This process has been called trans-signaling. In the present chapter, we summarize the known activities of IL-6 with a special emphasis on regenerative activities, which often depend on the sIL-6R. A designer cytokine called Hyper-IL-6, which is a fusion protein of IL-6 and the sIL-6R, can mimic IL-6 trans-signaling responses in vitro and in vivo with considerably higher efficacy than the combination of the natural proteins IL-6 and sIL-6R. We present recent examples from animal models in which the therapeutic potential of Hyper-IL-6 has been evaluated. We propose that Hyper-IL-6 can…

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  • Although IL-6 classic signaling promotes compensatory hepatocyte proliferation, IL-6 trans-signaling is more important in liver regeneration.

    “Although the classic or cis-signaling of IL-6 is determined to promote the compensatory proliferation of hepatocytes, its trans-signaling in liver regeneration is more important [19, 25–27].”

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Authors
Galun, E., & Rose-John, S.
Affiliations
Hadassah Medical Center (IL)
Venue
Methods in Molecular Biology
Publisher
Humana Press
Published
2013
Volume
982
Pages
59-77
ISSN
  • 1064-3745 (ISSN-L)
  • 1940-6029
OpenAlex
W71591707
Cited by
34
References
132
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
6.54
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Methods in molecular biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
Keywords
interleukin-6, soluble IL-6 receptor, gp130, IL-6 trans-signaling, hyper-IL-6, cytokine fusion proteins, liver regeneration, kidney regeneration, tissue regeneration, regenerative medicine, hepatocytes, B cell activation, acute phase proteins
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Regeneration, Stem Cells, Signal Transduction, Interleukin-6, Receptors, Interleukin-6, STAT3 Transcription Factor

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