IL6 and scleroderma: Following an incubation with ICs, fibroblasts were assessed for expression and secretion of different molecules that play an important role in three major processes in scleroderma etiopathology: inflammation involving IFNs, IL-6, ICAM-1 and MCP-1, vascular dysfunction characterized by IL-8 and ET-1 and fibrosis mediated by Pro-CollagenIα1 and TGF-β1.