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. 2020 Jul;146(1):215-217.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.05.006. Epub 2020 May 14.

Complement activation in patients with COVID-19: A novel therapeutic target

Massimo Cugno  1 , Pier Luigi Meroni  2 , Roberta Gualtierotti  3 , Samantha Griffini  3 , Elena Grovetti  3 , Adriana Torri  4 , Mauro Panigada  5 , Stefano Aliberti  6 , Francesco Blasi  6 , Francesco Tedesco  2 , Flora Peyvandi  3
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Complement activation in patients with COVID-19: A novel therapeutic target

Massimo Cugno et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jul.
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Plasma levels of complement terminal complex sC5b9 (upper panel) and activated C5a (lower panel) in 17 patients with COVID-19 requiring continuous positive airway pressure (moderate) and 14 patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation (severe). The horizontal lines represent median values.
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