Itolizumab, an anti-CD6 monoclonal antibody, as a potential treatment for COVID-19 complications

INTRODUCTION: The globally rampant SARS CoV-2 pandemic requires novel medical strategies to control the severity of disease and death due to complications. Of the 15-20% patients that develop pulmonary symptoms, a sub-set develops an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) rapidly progressing into a critical condition. Marked elevation of cytokines/chemokines is observed with elevation of additional markers of inflammation, coagulation, and organ damage such as CRP, D-dimer, LDH, Ferritin and Troponin-I. This hyperinflammation leads to worsening of oxygen saturation due to pulmonary infiltration and exudation, organ damage, and dysfunction of coagulation pathway and may lead to multi-organ failure.

AREAS COVERED: The role of anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibodies such as Itolizumab, in cytokine storm.

EXPERT OPINION: Itolizumab, an anti-CD6 humanized IgG1 mAb, binds to domain-1 of CD-6 that is responsible for priming, activation, and differentiation of T-cells. Itolizumab significantly reduces T-cell proliferation along with substantial downregulation of the production of cytokines/chemokines. Approved for moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis in 2013 it is currently being studied for addressing COVID-19 related cytokine storm and its complications. This article reviews its use in COVID-19 infections; its dose, administration protocol, contra-indications, and safety in treating moderate-to-severe ARDS by preventing and treating the cytokine storm and its complications.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Expert opinion on biological therapy - 20(2020), 9 vom: 02. Sept., Seite 1025-1031

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Loganathan, Subramanian [VerfasserIn]
Athalye, Sandeep N [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Shashank R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-CD6
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Antigens, CD
Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
CD6 antigen
COVID-19
Cytokine storm
Cytokines
Inflammatory
Itolizumab
Journal Article
Monoclonal antibodies
Plaque psoriasis
Review
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Date Completed 24.08.2020

Date Revised 18.12.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/14712598.2020.1798399

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM312767110