Confronting the controversy: interleukin-6 and the COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome
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- 30 September 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 56 (4), 2003006
- https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.03006-2020
Abstract
Hypercytokinemic immune dysregulation in COVID-19 is known as cytokine storm syndrome. Interleukin-6 levels ≥80 pg×mL−1 predict an increased risk of respiratory failure and death, and immunomodulatory therapy is an area of urgent investigationFunding Information
- Cure Alzheimer's Fund
- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute
- NIH Clinical Center
- Weston Brain Institute
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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