Basic information of Il6 :

Official Symbol of Gene	Il6
Species	Rattus norvegicus
Entrez Gene ID	2901
Official Full Name	interleukin 6
Also known as	ILg6; Ifnb2
Gene Type	protein coding
dbXrefs	Ensembl:ENSRNOG00000010278 AllianceGenome:RGD:2901
Map Location	4q11
Drug	GW 501516
Interaction Type	activator

Sample information of multiple sclerosis:

Descent	N/A
Disease	experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis

Literature information of multiple sclerosis :

Pubmed ID	19422681
Year	2009
Title	Effects of the PPAR-beta agonist GW501516 in an in vitro model of brain inflammation and antibody-induced demyelination

Results of multiple sclerosis :

Result	it increased IL-6 m-RNA expression
Mechanism/pathway	the protective effects of PPAR-beta agonists observed in vivo can be attributed to their anti-inflammatory properties rather than to a direct protective or trophic effect on oligodendrocytes