Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a pleiotropic cytokine with both pro- and anti-inflammatory properties. It activates its target cells via binding to the membrane-bound IL-11 receptor (IL-11R), which then recruits homodimer of ubiquitously expressed, signal-transducing gp130. Besides this classic signaling pathway, can also bind soluble forms IL-11R (sIL-11R), IL-11/sIL-11R complexes activate inductio...