Tocilizumab, Adipokines and Severe Complications of COVID-19

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy.
² Section of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy.
³ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy. saracheleschi@hotmail.com.

Comment

Antonella Fioravanti et al. Clin Drug Investig. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;40(9):891-892.

doi: 10.1007/s40261-020-00950-2.

¹ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy.
² Section of Biochemistry, Department of Medical Biotechnologies, University of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy.
³ Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Policlinico Le Scotte, Viale Bracci 1, 53100, Siena, Italy. saracheleschi@hotmail.com.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Authors' Reply to: Tocilizumab, Adipokines and Severe Complications of COVID-19.
Liu B, Qi Z. Liu B, et al. Clin Drug Investig. 2020 Sep;40(9):893-895. doi: 10.1007/s40261-020-00948-w. Clin Drug Investig. 2020. PMID: 32661911 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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