1 approach to understanding #covid19 infection is to examine co-morbidities & ask what's common?
Most prevalent Cov19 co-morbs:
1)↗️age
2)Hypertension
3)Diabetes
4)Cardiovascular disease
5)Kidney disease
6)Chronic respiratory disease (esp COPD)
8)Cancers
9)BMI>40
10)♂️>♀️
Most prevalent Cov19 co-morbs:
1)↗️age
2)Hypertension
3)Diabetes
4)Cardiovascular disease
5)Kidney disease
6)Chronic respiratory disease (esp COPD)
8)Cancers
9)BMI>40
10)♂️>♀️
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These are diverse diseases & increasing age technically not a disease at all. However, there is at least 1 factor in common among all of the co-morbidities identified thus far:
INFLAMMATION
These are diverse diseases & increasing age technically not a disease at all. However, there is at least 1 factor in common among all of the co-morbidities identified thus far:
INFLAMMATION
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A survey of the co-morbidities revealed another commonality; a close association w/ dysregulation of the pro-inflammatory, neutrophil-recruiting cytokine, IL-17A.
IL-17A is made by multiple immune cell types, including lung-resident innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s).
A survey of the co-morbidities revealed another commonality; a close association w/ dysregulation of the pro-inflammatory, neutrophil-recruiting cytokine, IL-17A.
IL-17A is made by multiple immune cell types, including lung-resident innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s).
3b/
Another commonality in COVID-19 co-morbidities: elevated TGF-β
Another commonality in COVID-19 co-morbidities: elevated TGF-β
https://twitter.com/JukeBaRosh/status/1286493800077111297?s=19
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