title: Serum interleukin-6 in patients with adrenal tumors.
abstract: The mean blood content of interleukin-6 in patients with adrenal tumors was much higher than in healthy donors. No correlations were revealed between interleukin-6 level, patients sex and age, stage and duration of the disease. Interleukin-6 concentration was maximum in patients with adrenocortical cancer. A negative correlation was found between interleukin-6 level and blood cortisol concentration in patients with cortisol-producing adenoma. In patients with aldosterone-producing adenoma, interleukin-6 level tended to correlate negatively with plasma renin activity.
authors.affiliation: N. N. Blokhin Russian Oncological Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Kushlinskii
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Britvin
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kazantseva
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Baronin
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Polikarpova
authors.forename: O P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Bogatyrev
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Tishenina
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Kalinin
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D000450:Aldosterone; D012083:Renin; D006854:Hydrocortisone