Reply to Cheng et al.: COVID-19 induces lower extent of cytokines, but damages vascular endothelium by IL-6 signaling

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Immune Regulation, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
• ² Medical Clinic, Kinki Central Hospital, Hyogo 664-8533, Japan.
• ³ Department of Molecular Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
• ⁴ Department of Clinical Laboratory, Osaka Habikino Medical Center, Osaka 583-8588, Japan.
• ⁵ Department of Traumatology and Acute Critical Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
• ⁶ Department of Immune Regulation, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan; kishimoto@ifrec.osaka-u.ac.jp.