IL6 and breast carcinoma: However, prolonged incubation (12 and 24 h) of PPMPs and MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 accelerated the cell cycle and increased the expression of TMBIM6, AP2M1, and PTP4A2 genes and interleukin 6 (IL-6), while the level of the FTH1 transcript decreased in breast cancer cells.