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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => COVID-19 => Topic started by: Garth Wilkinson on 18/04/2020 11:55:05

Title: Could steroids be used to combat cytokine storms?
Post by: Garth Wilkinson on 18/04/2020 11:55:05

Steroids were used without much success in SARS etc, but this is a different reaction in the lungs it seems. WHO advises against, but Brazil Japan and China have had some successes.

Title: Re: Could steroids be used to combat cytokine storms?
Post by: chris on 18/04/2020 12:08:57

The RECOVERY trial, coordinated in Oxford, are exploring this and other therapies. They are testing whether dexamethasone (a steroid) affects clinical outcome, based on the rationale you propose.

https://www.recoverytrial.net/