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TNFα inhibitor may be effective for severe COVID-19: learning from toxic epidermal necrolysis

Increased inflammatory cytokines [such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] are observed in COVID-19 patients, especially in the severe group. The phenomenon of a cytokine storm may be the central inducer of apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells, which leads to rapid prog...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xue-Yan, Yan, Bing-Xi, Man, Xiao-Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7243041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32436460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753466620926800