Can selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors/serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor antidepressants decrease the "cytokine storm" in the course of COVID-19 pneumonia?

Background: Lots of research has been conducted to fight COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020. The role of "cytokine storm" in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 pneumonia is well known. Relationship between interleukins and depression is still subject matter of the research, but a correlation between interleukin-6 and depressive disorders is proven by now.

Use of the FebriDx point-of-care test for the exclusion of SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis in a population with acute respiratory infection during the second (COVID-19) wave in Italy.

Objective: Evaluate the real-world accuracy of Myxovirus resistance protein A (MxA) detected by the rapid, point-of-care FebriDx test during the second-wave pandemic in Italy in patients with acute respiratory infection (ARI) and a clinical suspicion of COVID-19.

Design And Methods: Prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study whereby hospitalized patients with ARI were consecutively enrolled in a single tertiary care center in Italy from August 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021.

Results: COVID-19 was diagnosed in 136/200 (68.