Broncho-alveolar inflammation in COVID-19 patients: a correlation with clinical outcome.
Laura PandolfiTommaso FossaliVanessa FrangipaneSara BozziniMonica MorosiniMaura D'AmatoSara LettieriMario UrtisAlessandro Di ToroLaura SaracinoElena PercivalleStefano TomaselliLorenzo CavagnaEmanuela CovaFrancesco MojoliPaola BergomiDavide OttolinaDaniele LilleriAngelo Guido CorsicoEloisa ArbustiniRiccardo ColomboFederica MeloniPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2020)
Alveolitis, associated with COVID-19, is mainly sustained by innate effectors which showed features of extensive activation. The burden of pro-inflammatory cytokines IL6 and IL8 in the broncho-alveolar environment is associated with clinical outcome.