We agree with the comments of Mr. Maggio and colleagues. The exact role of serum IL-6R and the relation between this and the IL-6/sIL-6R complex in inflammatory disorders has not been completely clarified. We suggest a discrepancy between sIL-6R concentrations and measurable IL-6/sIL-6R complex, not excluding the positive contribution of sIL-6R as a marker of neuro-immunoregulatory and inflammatory status in the central nervous system.
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