Resumen
Los antagonistas del receptor de IL-6 se usan para el tratamiento de diversas enfermedades inflamatorias crónicas. Recientemente se han propuesto para el tratamiento de los pacientes con COVID-19 grave. Sin embargo, hasta ahora la evidencia científica para respaldar esta intervención es escasa, por lo que es necesario generar mayor evidencia científica y hacer ensayos clínicos que permitan evaluar la pertinencia de esta estrategia terapéutica.
Abstract
Interleukin 6 receptor antagonists are used for the treatment of severe chronic inflammatory diseases. Recently they have been proposed as a treatment for severe COVID-19 patients. However, there is scarce scientific evidence to support this, which is why it is necessary to generate scientific evidence and perform clinical trials to evaluate the appropriateness of this therapeutic strategy.
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