Cytokine release syndrome : inhibition of pro-inflammatory cytokines as a solution for reducing COVID-19 mortality

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reached pandemic proportions at the beginning of 2020 and continues to be a worldwide concern. End organ damage and acute respiratory distress syndrome are the leading causes of death in severely or critically ill patients. The elevated cytokine levels in severe patients in comparison with mildly affected patients suggest that cytokine release syndrome (CRS) occurs in the severe form of the disease. In this paper, the significant role of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-alpha, and their mechanism of action in the CRS cascade is explained. Potential therapeutic approaches involving anti-IL-6 and anti-TNF-alpha antibodies to fight COVID-19 and reduce mortality rate in severe cases are also discussed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

European cytokine network - 31(2020), 3 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 81-93

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moradian, Negar [VerfasserIn]
Gouravani, Mahdi [VerfasserIn]
Salehi, Mohammad Amin [VerfasserIn]
Heidari, Arash [VerfasserIn]
Shafeghat, Melika [VerfasserIn]
Hamblin, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Rezaei, Nima [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies
COVID-19
Corona virus
Cytokine release syndrome
IL6 protein, human
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Review
Treatment
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 31.12.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1684/ecn.2020.0451

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319253422