The antibody neutralizes mouse interleukin 6 (IL-6). It does not cross-react with LPS (the component of the
bacterial cell wall which is considered responsible for the toxicity of gram-negative bacteria) and TNFalpha nor does it block human or rat IL-6 in proliferation assays using the KD83 cell line. MP5-32C11
inhibits mouse IL-6-induced proliferation of the NFunctional Studies60 myelomonocytic cell line and KD83 plasmacytoma. IL-6 is a pluripotent 20-22 kDa cytokine which plays a role in the pathophysiology of severe infection and
regulates the immune response, acute phase reaction and haematopoiesis. IL-6 plays a critical role in Bcell
differentiation to plasma cells and is a potent growth factor for plasmacytoma and myeloma.
Continuous IL-6 gene expression makes an essential contribution to a multistep oncogenesis of plasma
cell neoplasia. IL-6 is a very useful culture supplement for the generation of a high number of antibody producing
hybridomas.
Applications: Functional Studies , Immunoassays , Immunoprecipitation , Western Blot