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In severe COVID, cytokine ‘hurricane’ in lung attracts damaging inflammatory cells
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In severe COVID, cytokine ‘hurricane’ in lung attracts damaging inflammatory cells

by  Columbia University Irving Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public Domain A cytokine ‘hurricane’ centered in the lungs drives respiratory symptoms in patients with severe COVID-19, a new study by immunologists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests. Two cytokines, CCL2 and CCL3, appear critical in luring immune cells, called monocytes, from the bloodstream into...