Michał Łodyga, Katarzyna Maciejewska, Kamila Stawczyk-Eder, Piotr Eder, Agnieszka Dobrowolska, Maria Wiśniewska-Jarosińska, Anita Gąsiorowska, Małgorzata Cicha, Grażyna Rydzewska
INTRODUCTION: Although the phenomenon of cytokine storm is well described in patients with severe COVID-19, little is known about the role of the immune system in asymptomatic patients, especially in the group with autoimmune diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). AIM: To assess the stimulation of the immune system expressed through the production of cytokines in IBD patients with asymptomatic COVID-19. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a multi-centre, prospective study in which the concentration of many cytokines (IL-1a, IL-1b, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL- 15, IL-17, IL-23, IFN-γ, TNF-α, TNF-β) was assessed in patients with IBD and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosed by serological tests...
2024: Przegla̜d Gastroenterologiczny