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Therapeutic potential of IL6R blockade for the treatment of sepsis and sepsis-related death: A Mendelian randomisation study

BACKGROUND: Sepsis is characterised by dysregulated, life-threatening immune responses, which are thought to be driven by cytokines such as interleukin 6 (IL-6). Genetic variants in IL6R known to down-regulate IL-6 signalling are associated with improved Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes,...

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Autores principales: Hamilton, Fergus W., Thomas, Matt, Arnold, David, Palmer, Tom, Moran, Ed, Mentzer, Alexander J., Maskell, Nick, Baillie, Kenneth, Summers, Charlotte, Hingorani, Aroon, MacGowan, Alasdair, Khandaker, Golam M., Mitchell, Ruth, Davey Smith, George, Ghazal, Peter, Timpson, Nicholas J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9925069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36716318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004174