IL-6 issynthetized by various types of cells and has multiple biological functions.In the kidney, IL-6 synthesized by mesangial cells and acts as an autocrine growth factor.Il-6 was demonstrated in the glomerular measangium and in teh urine of patients with proliferative glomerulonephritis, suggesting that it has an important role in the pathogenesis of renal glomerular diseases.
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