Urgent avenues in the treatment of COVID-19: Targeting downstream inflammation to prevent catastrophic syndrome

Joint Bone Spine. 2020 May;87(3):191-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2020.03.011.
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Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Cytokine; IL-6; SARS.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity*
  • COVID-19
  • COVID-19 Drug Treatment
  • Complement Activation*
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications
  • Coronavirus Infections / drug therapy
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology*
  • Cytokines / metabolism*
  • Fibromyalgia / virology
  • Humans
  • Inflammation / virology*
  • Lung / immunology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications
  • Pneumonia, Viral / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / immunology

Substances

  • Cytokines