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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have shown that patients with acute COVID-19 infection have increased levels of the cytokine IL-26 in their blood. Moreover, high IL-26 levels correlate with an exaggerated inflammatory response that signifies severe cases of the disease. The findings, which are presented in Frontiers in Immunology, indicate that IL-26 is a potential biomarker for severe COVID-19.

Karolinska institutetEduardo cardenasAnders lindEmily hendersonLung foundationSwedish research councilInstitute of environmental medicineLab diagnostics automationLab diagnostics automation industryStudy principal authorPostdoc researcherEnvironmental medicineAutomation industry focusProfessor lindSwedish heart lungCovid 19