Tocilizumab, a humanized anti-interleuki
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Toshio Tanaka; Keisuke Hagihara; Yoshihito Shima; Masashi Narazaki; Atsushi Ogat
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Article
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2011
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The cytokine interleukin (IL)β6 has a wide range of biological activities. It contributes to host defense against pathogens by inducing immune responses, hematopoiesis, and acuteβphase reactions. However, dysregulation of ILβ6 production plays a significant pathological role in various