Interleukin 6 Levels and Disease Activity in Takayasu Arteritis: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.
Ana Luisa Souza PedreiraMarília Leite de Castro FloresMittermayer Barreto SantiagoPublished in: Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases (2024)
Interleukin 6 levels are significantly increased in patients with aTA compared with those with iTA and HCs but not in patients with iTA compared with HCs. More studies are needed to establish the IL-6 cutoff value for assessing disease activity.