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SUBMITTER: Chen XY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Xue-Yan XY Yan Bing-Xi BX Man Xiao-Yong XY
Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 20200101
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 progression in severe group patients. Given the similarities of clinical features and pathogenesis between toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and COVID-19, we hypothesize that the application of etanercept, ...[more]