Targeting IL-6 by both passive or active immunization strategies prevents bleomycin-induced skin fibrosis

Abstract Introduction Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine for which preliminary data have suggested that it might contribute to systemic sclerosis (SSc). Our aims were to investigate, firstly, IL-6 expression in patients with SSc and, secondly, the efficacy of both passive and active immu... View More