Rufous McKinney
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This research seems really interesting and I'm wondering if the drug colchicine might be of further interest in treating aspects of ME. It has unique anti-inflammatory properties.
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/2020/8865954/
Conclusion:
"our results show for the first time that colchicine given to patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19-related symptoms may improve outcome and is associated with lower levels of inflammatory markers and faster normalization of these markers, including D-dimer, LDH, CRP, and ferritin. Our study suggests that colchicine might be an important addition to the armamentarium against COVID-19 and highlights the need for subsequent randomized and double-blinded control trials."
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/cjidmm/2020/8865954/
Conclusion:
"our results show for the first time that colchicine given to patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19-related symptoms may improve outcome and is associated with lower levels of inflammatory markers and faster normalization of these markers, including D-dimer, LDH, CRP, and ferritin. Our study suggests that colchicine might be an important addition to the armamentarium against COVID-19 and highlights the need for subsequent randomized and double-blinded control trials."