Analysis of differential gene expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in the nasopharyngeal milieu of mild & severe COVID-19 cases.

Unzela GhulamFizza NazimNida FarooquiSyed Rizwan-Ul-HasanMuhammad Faraz AnwarKhalid AhmedAbid JamalHammad Afzal KayaniNouman MughalAzhar HussainAntonio Sarria-Santamera Syed Hani Abidi

Published in: PloS one (2022)

This decreased expression of certain cytokines (IL-2, IL-6, TNF-α, and IFN-γ) in the nasopharyngeal milieu may be considered early biomarkers for disease severity in COVID-19 patients.

Keyphrases

gene expression
sars cov
coronavirus disease
poor prognosis
rheumatoid arthritis
dna methylation
immune response
anti inflammatory
binding protein
long non coding rna