Serum cytokine levels of COVID-19 patients after 7  days of treatment with Favipiravir or Kaletra

CONCLUSION: Antiviral treatments did not suppress the inflammatory phase of COVID-19 after 7 days treatment although CT, CRP and LDH suggest a decline in lung inflammation. There was limited evidence for a viral-mediated cytokine storm in these COVID-19 subjects.PMID:33631512 | PMC:PMC7826095 | DOI:10.1016/j.intimp.2021.107407

Source: International Immunopharmacology - February 25, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Esmaeil Mortaz Ali Bassir Neda Dalil Roofchayee Neda K Dezfuli Hamidreza Jamaati Payam Tabarsi Afshin Moniri Mitra Rezaei Payam Mehrian Mohammad Varahram Majid Marjani Sharon Mumby Ian M Adcock Source Type: research