Sudo, Kazuki
Kinoshita, Mao
Kawaguchi, Ken
Kushimoto, Kohsuke
Yoshii, Ryogo
Inoue, Keita
Yamasaki, Masaki
Matsuyama, Tasuku
Kooguchi, Kunihiko
Takashima, Yasuo
Tanaka, Masami
Matsumoto, Kazumichi
Tashiro, Kei
Inaba, Tohru
Ohta, Bon
Sawa, Teiji
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (JP20fk0108270)
Article History
Received: 14 March 2024
Accepted: 17 April 2024
First Online: 23 April 2024
Declarations
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: The study was conducted according to the guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki. This retrospective observational study was conducted in combination with the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine (KPUM) COVID-19 Registry Study (ERB-C-1810-3; approved by the Institutional Review Board of KPUM on 3 September 2020), and cytokine concentrations were analyzed in tracheal and bronchial secretions from healthy adults (ERB-C-2179; approved by the Institutional Review Board of KPUM on 1 December 2021). Informed consent was obtained from all participants and/or their legal guardian(s), and all methods were performed according to the relevant guidelines and regulations.
: The dataset (DataSet_SudoK_etal.xlsx) used and/or analyzed during this study is downloadable as Additional file InternalRef removed.
: The authors declare no competing interests.