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. 2021 May 31;187:94–109. doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.05.013

Table 1.

Mediators released/activated in cells in SARS and COVID-19.

Cell Type Mediators released/activated References
Mast cells Histamine, tryptase, NF-κB, IL-1α/β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-25, IL-33, TNF-α, IFN-γ, TGF-β, CCL2, CCL3, GM-CSF, VEGF, PDGF, SCF, PGE2, ROS, TLR2, c-Kit [29,[142], [143], [144], [145], [146]]
Monocytes/macrophages NF-κB, TNFα, IL-1α/β, IL-1RA, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IFN-γ, TGF-β, ROS, TLR2, TLR4 [6,110,[147], [148], [149], [150]]
Eosinophils IL-1α, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-11, IL-12, IL-13, IL-16, IL-18, IL-25, TNF-α, IFN-γ, TGF-α/β, VEGF, GM-CSF [145,[151], [152], [153], [154]]
Neutrophils IL-1α/β, IL-1RA, IL-3, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18, IL-23, Th1/Th2, TGF-α/β, IFN-α, IFN-γ, TNF-α, G-CSG, GM-CSF, SCF, FGF, VEGF, CCL2, ROS, TLR2, TLR4 [[155], [156], [157], [158]]
Dendritic cells IL-6, IL-10, IL-12, TNF-α, CCL3, RANTES, IP-10, CCL2 [110,142,159]
Th1 IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-12, TNF-α [110,148]
Th2 TGF-β, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-10, IL-13 [110,148]
Th17 IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-21, IL-22 [110,160]
Treg IL-10, TGF-β [53,110]