Coagulopathy associated with COVID-19 – Perspectives & Preventive strategies using a biological response modifier Glucan

Abstract Direct endothelial injury by viruses and dysregulation of clotting mechanisms due to cytokine storm are the major precipitating factors of mortality in COVID-19; both are attributed to a fundamental dysregulation of the immune system. While immune dysregulation can be attributed to several...

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Main Authors: Nobunao Ikewaki, Kosagi-Sharaf Rao, Armando Durant Archibold, Masaru Iwasaki, Rajappa Senthilkumar, Senthilkumar Preethy, Shojiro Katoh, Samuel J. K. Abraham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-020-00239-6