The key phrase in your post is Analysis of clinical samples revealed that IRF5 is O-GlcNAcylated, and higher levels of proinflammatory cytokines correlated with higher levels of blood glucose in IAV-infected patients.
High levels of blood glucose predisposes you to cytokine storm consequences.
384 posted on 04/17/2020 7:32:54 AM PDT by Myrddin