Cytokine storm and colchicine potential role fighting SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
For some patients with SARS-CoV-2, the worst clinical damage is not caused by the virus itself, but by an overactive inflammatory state. In fact, in some people the immune system goes into overdrive and launches a large-scale assault on the tissue known as cytokine storm. This excessive inflammatory...
Main Authors: | Antonio Vitiello, Francesco Ferrara, Chiara Pelliccia, Giovanni Granata, Raffaele La Porta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2020-04-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1284 |
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