Interferon- γ-inducible protein (IP)-10 is a small glycoprotein member of a family of chemotactic cytokines structurally related to interleukin-8. Its value as a marker of disease severity is now finding application in COVID-19.
The value of IP-10 as a marker of disease severity was assessed during the SARS-CoV-1 epidemic and subsequently in conditions as diverse as Kawasaki disease, hepatitis B and tuberculosis, and now in assessing disease severity and progression of COVID-19.
Plasma inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome
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