Entity Detail — Knowledge Graph Node
This page aggregates everything SciDEX knows about IL-8: its mechanistic relationships (Knowledge Graph edges), hypotheses targeting it, analyses mentioning it, and supporting scientific papers. The interactive graph below shows its immediate neighbors. All content is AI-synthesized from peer-reviewed literature.
| Gene Symbol | IL |
| Function | Interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) is a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that plays a central role in the innate immune response and neuroinflammation. |
| GeneCards | IL |
| Human Protein Atlas | IL |
| Associated Diseases | CRC |
| KG Connections | 1 knowledge graph edges |
| Databases | GeneCardsUniProtNCBI GeneHPASTRING |
Knowledge base pages for this entity
graph TD
IL_8["<b>IL-8</b>"]
PLCB3["PLCB3"]
PLCB3 -->|"regulates"| IL_8
IL17C["IL17C"]
IL17C -->|"upregulates"| IL_8
TERC["TERC"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| TERC
CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| CYTOKINES
Telomere["Telomere"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Telomere
MONOCYTE["MONOCYTE"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| MONOCYTE
Telomere["Telomere"]
IL_8 -->|"regulates"| Telomere
TERC["TERC"]
IL_8 -->|"associated with"| TERC
CYTOKINES["CYTOKINES"]
IL_8 -->|"associated with"| CYTOKINES
Telomere["Telomere"]
IL_8 -->|"associated with"| Telomere
inflammation["inflammation"]
IL_8 -->|"inhibits"| inflammation
INNATE_IMMUNITY["INNATE IMMUNITY"]
IL_8 -->|"inhibits"| INNATE_IMMUNITY
CXCL9["CXCL9"]
IL_8 -->|"inhibits"| CXCL9
TUMOR["TUMOR"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| TUMOR
Mitochondrial_Function["Mitochondrial Function"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Mitochondrial_Function
Reactive_Oxygen_Species["Reactive Oxygen Species"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Reactive_Oxygen_Species
Proteins["Proteins"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Proteins
oxidative_stress["oxidative stress"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| oxidative_stress
Synaptic_Plasticity["Synaptic Plasticity"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Synaptic_Plasticity
Neuroprotection["Neuroprotection"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| Neuroprotection
IGF_1["IGF-1"]
IL_8 -->|"activates"| IGF_1
I_B_["IKappaBAlpha"]
IL_8 -->|"inhibits"| I_B_
NF__B["NF-kappaB"]
IL_8 -->|"inhibits"| NF__B
IL_1_["IL-1Beta"]
IL_1_ -->|"co discussed"| IL_8
IL_6["IL-6"]
IL_6 -->|"co discussed"| IL_8
I_B_["IKappaBAlpha"]
I_B_ -->|"inhibits"| IL_8
ALZHEIMER["ALZHEIMER"]
ALZHEIMER -->|"activates"| IL_8
BDNF["BDNF"]
BDNF -->|"protects against"| IL_8
FGF21["FGF21"]
FGF21 -->|"protects against"| IL_8
GENES["GENES"]
GENES -->|"co discussed"| IL_8| Target | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| senescence | participates_in | pathway | 0.55 |
| microglia | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| neurons | expressed_in | cell_type | 0.55 |
| TERC | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| CYTOKINES | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Telomere | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| MONOCYTE | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| Telomere | regulates | pathway | 0.50 |
| TERC | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| CYTOKINES | associated_with | concept | 0.50 |
| Telomere | associated_with | pathway | 0.50 |
| inflammation | inhibits | pathway | 0.50 |
| CXCL9 | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| TUMOR | activates | disease | 0.50 |
| Mitochondrial Function | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| Reactive Oxygen Species | activates | process | 0.50 |
| Proteins | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| oxidative stress | activates | phenotype | 0.50 |
| Synaptic Plasticity | activates | pathway | 0.50 |
| Neuroprotection | activates | process | 0.50 |
| IGF-1 | activates | concept | 0.50 |
| IΚBΑ | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| NF-κB | inhibits | concept | 0.50 |
| Source | Relation | Type | Str |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLCB3 | regulates | gene | 0.90 |
| PNS-R1 | downregulates | compound | 0.85 |
| pulmonary vascular endothelial cell senescence | upregulates | process | 0.85 |
| IL17C | upregulates | gene | 0.80 |
| TNF | upregulates | protein | 0.80 |
| IL-6 | associated_with | gene | 0.55 |
| IL-1Β | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IΚBΑ | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| ALZHEIMER | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| BDNF | protects_against | gene | 0.50 |
| FGF21 | protects_against | gene | 0.50 |
| GENES | co_discussed | gene | 0.50 |
| HEPSIN | co_discussed | protein | 0.50 |
| IRISIN | protects_against | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| TERT | associated_with | gene | 0.50 |
| CXCL1 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| MMP12 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| CXCL10 | inhibits | gene | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
| microglia | interacts_with | cell_type | 0.50 |
| IL-6 | interacts_with | protein | 0.50 |
| MFN2 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| DRP1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| OPA1 | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| BDNF | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| FGF21 | activates | gene | 0.50 |
| SPARC | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| IRISIN | activates | protein | 0.50 |
| IL-1Β | inhibits | protein | 0.50 |
Hypotheses where this entity is a therapeutic target
| Hypothesis | Score | Disease | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| No targeting hypotheses | |||
Scientific analyses that reference this entity
No analyses mention this entity
Scientific publications cited in analyses involving this entity
| Title & PMID | Authors | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No papers found | ||||