Production of interleukin-6 by normal human trophoblast

Complementary DNA for a novel human interleukin (BSF-2) that induces B lymphocytes to produce immunoglobulin

Toshio Hirano, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Hisashi Harada et al. · Nature · 1986 · 2.2K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Molecular Biology +16

Autocrine generation and requirement of BSF-2/IL-6 for human multiple myelomas

Michio Kawano, Toshio Hirano, Tadashi Matsuda et al. · Nature · 1988 · 1.7K citations

Medicine, Immunology, Oncology +11

Interferon beta 2/B-cell stimulatory factor type 2 shares identity with monocyte-derived hepatocyte-stimulating factor and regulates the major acute phase protein response in liver cells.

Jack Gauldie, Carl D. Richards, D.C. Harnish et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathology +15

Purification, Characterization, and<i>in vitro</i>Differentiation of Cytotrophoblasts from Human Term Placentae*

Harvey J. Kliman, John E. Nestler, EDUARDO SERMASI et al. · Endocrinology · 1986 · 1.6K citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Obstetrics +11

Interleukin 6 enhancement of interleukin 3-dependent proliferation of multipotential hemopoietic progenitors.

Kenji Ikebuchi, GG Wong, Stephen Clark et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1987 · 832 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Immunology +8