Interleukin-6 acts locally on the growth plate to impair bone growth

Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Oct;72(10):e24. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204112. Epub 2013 Jul 17.
No abstract available

Keywords: Chondrocytes; Cytokines; Inflammation.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Development / drug effects*
  • Growth Plate / drug effects*
  • Interleukin-1beta / pharmacology
  • Interleukin-6 / pharmacology*
  • Organ Culture Techniques
  • Rats
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / pharmacology

Substances

  • Interleukin-1beta
  • Interleukin-6
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha