"The risk of respiratory failure for patients with IL-6 levels of ≥ 80 pg/ml was 22 times higher compared to patients with lower IL-6 levels."https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20047381v2 …
Show this thread
"The rising epidemic of obesity in industrialized countries is one of the more common reasons offered for elevated IL-6 levels in otherwise healthy middle-aged adults."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3039107/ …
-
-
anti-IL-6 is in clinical trials for
#COVID-19 treatment.https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04322773 …
New conversation -
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
IL-6 levels are higher in older people and African Americans. Both are in the highest risk category for death from Covid-19. Also why diabetics are susceptible, and younger people are not.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.