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Association of serum KL-6 levels on COVID-19 severity: A cross-sectional study design with purposive sampling
BACKGROUND: The main target of SARS-CoV2 is the alveolar type II (AT2) cells of the lung. SARS-CoV2 evades the innate immune system resulting in the release of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α) which causes AT2 cell damage. Krebs von den Lungen (KL-6) is a specific biomarker of AT2 cell...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8359564/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34401147 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2021.102673 |