Description
Cardiotrophin-like cytokine (CLC) also known as novel neurotrophin-1/B cell stimulating factor-3 (NNT-1/BSF-3) is a member of the interleukin (IL)-6 family of cytokines.1 CLC is expressed highly in spleen and peripheral leukocytes2 and is a target-derived factor required for the survival of specific pools of motoneurons.3 CLC shows neuroprotective effects on retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in vivo and might be a treatment option for chronic neurodegenerative eye diseases such as glaucoma.4