Rebuttal to circulating IL-6 levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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P Ferroni et al. Thromb Haemost. 2001 Feb.

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Interleukin-6 stimulates coagulation, not fibrinolysis, in humans.
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Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are accompanied by elevations of plasma fibrinogen and serum IL-6 levels.
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