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“These findings suggest that a basal level of the cytokine IL-6 is essential for reversal learning in rats. The researchers posited that although IL-6 is typically a pro-inflammatory cytokine, it may exert differential effects under different conditions.”

“From the article: > In summary, runners completing the 90-km Comrades Ultramarathon experienced strong increases in concentrations of serum cortisol and plasma IL-6, IL-10, IL-1RA, and IL-8.”

“One possible player is interleukin-6 (IL-6), a cytokine that can cross the blood-brain barrier, increasing the barrier's permeability and promoting brain inflammation. In turn, this inflammation can impair synaptic pruning, a natural process that occurs in the brain between early childhood and adulthood and eliminates extra synapses.”

“However, given that IL-6 also plays a role in healthy physiological functions, pharmacological interventions targeting its action overtly may lead to unintended side effects over time.”

“From the article: > "In obese animals, exercise increased IL-6 and IL-10 protein levels in the hypothalamus, and these molecules were crucial for increasing the sensitivity of the most important hormones, insulin and leptin, which control appetite," Carvalheira explained. View full publication.”

“Chronic elevation of IL-6 reflects ongoing inflammation and is linked to type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis. In contrast, acute elevation of IL-6 from exercise inhibits inflammatory cytokines and stimulates the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines in humans.”

“How the anti-depressant effects of whole-body hyperthermia may actually intimately depend on the spike in IL-6. The role IL-6 plays as a myokine by conferring beneficial metabolic adaptations in response to exercise, including increased insulin sensitivity.”

“A 2024 study provided compelling evidence that whole-body hyperthermia may alleviate depression through an anti-inflammatory mechanism involving interleukin-6 (IL-6). In this 6-week, randomized, double-blind trial, 34 adults with major depressive disorder were assigned to either a single whole body hyperthermia session or a sham condition.”

“No difference was observed in the inflammatory cytokine TNF-alpha. Additionally, the cytokines IL-6 and IL-10 increased immediately after exercise regardless of the recovery modality, with no observed differences in response between groups.”