Laboratory Medicine Program

Interleukin-6
(IL-6)

Clinical Decription:
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that plays a key role in the body's acute phase response to infection, inflammation, or trauma. IL-6 levels in the blood rise rapidly within the first hour of post inflammatory event and peaks after two to three hours. This quick response makes IL-6 a valuable biomarker for the identification of acute inflammatory diseases, including sepsis

Method: ECLIA; Roche Cobas e402

Component Tests Used: n/a

Reference Ranges Used:
</= 7.0 pg/mL

Specimen Type: green,lithium heparin.PST(plasma separator)
Collected In: Lithium heparin
Volume: mL (minimum: 1 mL)

Shipping: Refrigerated 2-8C (send on ice or freeze packs)

Special Instructions: n/a

Testing Schedule(s): 2 x per week.

Turnaround Time: 3 days

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