IL-6 Modulates Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression in Dermal Fibroblasts from IL-6-Deficient Mice

Impaired immune and acute-phase responses in interleukin-6-deficient mice

Manfred Köpf, Heinz Baumann, Giulia Freer et al. · Nature · 1994 · 1.8K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathology +16

Alpha-Smooth Muscle Actin Expression Upregulates Fibroblast Contractile Activity

Boris Hinz, Giuseppe Celetta, James J. Tomasek et al. · Molecular Biology of the Cell · 2001 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Bioengineering, Cell Biology +17

Interleukin 6 is expressed in high levels in psoriatic skin and stimulates proliferation of cultured human keratinocytes.

Rachel Grossman, James G. Krueger, D Yourish et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1989 · 851 citations · Full text

Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology +14

Inhibition of transforming growth factor-β/SMAD signalling by the interferon-γ/STAT pathway

Luis Ulloa, Jacqueline Doody, Joan Massagué · Nature · 1999 · 808 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +13

Essential involvement of IL-6 in the skin wound-healing process as evidenced by delayed wound healing in IL-6-deficient mice

Ziqing Lin, Toshikazu Kondo, Yuko Ishida et al. · Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 2003 · 586 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Pathobiology +15