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
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
cystic fibrosis
randomized controlled trial
air pollution
prognostic factors
allergic rhinitis
case control