Rethinking interleukin-6 blockade for treatment of COVID-19

Scherger, S; Henao-Martinez, A; Franco-Paredes, C; Shapiro, L

Scherger, S (corresponding author), Univ Colorado Denver, Div Infect Dis, Dept Med, 12700 E 19th Ave,Mail Stop B168, Aurora, CO 80045 USA.

MEDICAL HYPOTHESES, 2020; 144 ():

Abstract

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with effects in immune regulation, inflammation, and infection. The use of drugs that inhibit IL-6 biol......

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