Article
Autoimmunity, cancer and COVID-19 abnormally activate wound healing pathways: critical role of inflammation
22 Jul 2022
Abstract excerpt
Recent evidence indicates that targeting IL-6 provides broad therapeutic approaches to several diseases. In patients with cancer, autoimmune diseases, severe respiratory infections [e.g. coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] and wound healing, IL-6 plays a critical role in modulating the systemic and local microenvironment. Elevated serum levels of IL-6 interfere with the systemic immune response and are...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
