Correlation between ground-glass opacity on pulmonary CT and the levels of inflammatory cytokines in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Conclusions: There were correlations between GGO in the lungs of patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 and the levels of IL-2, IL-4, and INF-γ. IL-2 was a significant and independent risk factor for GGO. These findings provide a basis for studying the mechanism of pulmonary lesions in COVID-19 patients.PMID:33967617 | PMC:PMC8100652 | DOI:10.7150/ijms.56683
Source: International Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research