Diagnostic value of IL-6 for patients with asthma: a meta-analysis.

Ruilin PanShougang KuaiQingqing LiXuming ZhuTingting WangYu-Bao Cui

Published in: Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2023)

The results of this meta-analysis suggest that serum IL-6 levels were significantly elevated in asthmatic patients as compared to normal population. IL-6 levels can be used as an auxiliary indicator to distinguish individuals with asthma from healthy non-asthmatic controls.

Keyphrases

lung function
systematic review
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
allergic rhinitis