The results indicated that miR-98 mimics suppressed the proliferation of PBMCs and that overexpression of IL-6 reversed this inhibition (Figure 3(b)), while miR-98 inhibitor increased the proliferation of SLE PBMCs and was further enhanced by IL-6 overexpression (Figure 3(c)). Here, IL6 is linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.