IL-6

Molecular group: 
Cytokines and receptors
Molecule/Cell: 
IL-6
Plasmodium strain: 
Plasmodium falciparum
Organ: 
Plasma/Serum
Population: 
Nigeria
Transmission: 
Stable
Adult/Pediatric: 
Pediatric
CM vs NCSM: 
=
CM vs UM: 
SM/NCSM vs UM: 
UM vs NM: 
UM vs HC: 
Patient number: 
179
Additional differences: 
Plasma: SMA < UM; serum: SMA = UM; CM = NM/HC; SMA > NM/HC; + correlation with serum IL-1b, GM-CSF and TNF in all patient groups (UM, CM, and SMA) and with IL-10 in UM and SMA patients (but not in CM patients)
Refs: 
Burté et al., 2013, Blood