Unveiling COVID-19 Secrets: Harnessing Cytokines as Powerful Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Predicting Severity.
Blanka Wolszczak BiedrzyckaJustyna DorfMarzena Wojewódzka-ŻelezniakowiczMałgorzata Żendzian-PiotrowskaVioletta Joanna Dymicka-PiekarskaJoanna Matowicka-KarnaMaciejczyk MateuszPublished in: Journal of inflammation research (2023)
The study revealed that IL-1ra, IL-2Rα, IL-6, IL-8, IL-12 p40, IL-16, and IL-18 levels serve as potential diagnostic biomarkers in COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, elevated IL-1α levels proved to be valuable in assessing the severity of COVID-19.