IL6 and gastric ulcer: Moreover, gastric ulcer indices, histopathological morphology, oxidative stress markers (MDA, GSH, SOD), inflammatory mediators (NO, PGE2), and cytokine gene expression (TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, iNOS) were evaluated via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and quantitative real-time PCR.