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Wang SY, Takahashi T, Pine AB, Damsky WE, Simonov M, Zhang Y, Kieras E, Price CC, King BA, Siegel MD, Desir GV, Lee AI, Iwasaki A, Chun HJ. Challenges in interpreting cytokine data in COVID-19 affect patient care and management. PLoS Biol 2021; 19:e3001373. [PMID: 34358229 PMCID: PMC8372945 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
The importance of cytokine storms in COVID-19 continues to be widely debated. This Perspective article discusses the challenges in using cytokine measurement in COVID-19 and other disease states as we strive to improve our understanding and treatment of COVID-19.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephen Y. Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Takehiro Takahashi
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Alexander B. Pine
- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - William E. Damsky
- Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Michael Simonov
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Yanhua Zhang
- Pfizer, Inc., New York, New York, United States of America
| | | | - Christina C. Price
- Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Brett A. King
- Department of Dermatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Mark D. Siegel
- Section of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Gary V. Desir
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Alfred I. Lee
- Section of Hematology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
| | - Akiko Iwasaki
- Department of Immunobiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
| | - Hyung J. Chun
- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- Yale Cardiovascular Research Center, Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
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