Immunomodulatory therapy for the management of severe COVID-19. Beyond the anti-viral therapy : A comprehensive review

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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related to Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) may cause severe illness in 20% of patients. This may be in part due to an uncontrolled immune-response to SARS-CoV-2 infection triggering a systemic hyperinflammatory response, the so-called "cytokine storm". The reduction of this inflammatory immune-response could be considered as a potential therapeutic target against severe COVID-19. The relationship between inflammation and clot activation must also be considered. Furthermore, we must keep in mind that currently, no specific antiviral treatment is available for SARS-CoV-2. While moderate-severe forms need in-hospital surveillance plus antivirals and/or hydroxychloroquine; in severe and life-threating subsets a high intensity anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory therapy could be a therapeutic option. However, right data on the effectiveness of different immunomodulating drugs are scarce. Herein, we discuss the pathogenesis and the possible role played by drugs such as: antimalarials, anti-IL6, anti-IL-1, calcineurin and JAK inhibitors, corticosteroids, immunoglobulins, heparins, angiotensin-converting enzyme agonists and statins in severe COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:19

Enthalten in:

Autoimmunity reviews - 19(2020), 7 vom: 30. Juli, Seite 102569

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alijotas-Reig, Jaume [VerfasserIn]
Esteve-Valverde, Enrique [VerfasserIn]
Belizna, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Selva-O'Callaghan, Albert [VerfasserIn]
Pardos-Gea, Josep [VerfasserIn]
Quintana, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Mekinian, Arsene [VerfasserIn]
Anunciacion-Llunell, Ariadna [VerfasserIn]
Miró-Mur, Francesc [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Anticoagulants
Antimalarials
Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
Cytokine storm
Cytokines
EC 2.7.10.2
Glucocorticoids
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunosuppressive
Janus Kinases
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Treatment

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Date Completed 10.06.2020

Date Revised 28.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.autrev.2020.102569

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NLM309597692