Role of ST2 as a biomarker of respiratory dysfunction after interstitial pneumonia

Abstract

Through stern social restraint measures, Italy has recently overcome the epidemic peak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease-19) respiratory syndrome induced by SARS-CoV-2 and the attention is progressively moving toward its sequelae, especially on pulmonary fi brosis and the associated pulmonary functional decline [1-3].To date, these events remain speculative, although, in the recent past, syndromes similar to COVID-19 with long term sequelae, have been sustained by other members of Coronaviridae Family, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).