The role of cytokines and their antagonists in the treatment of COVID-19 patients

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has various presentations, of which immune dysregulation or the so-called cytokine storm syndrome (COVID-CSS) is prominent. Even though cytokines are vital regulators of body immunoinflammatory responses, their exaggerated release can be harmful. This hyperinflammatory response is more commonly observed during severe COVID-19 infections, caused by the excessive release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, IL-8, tumour necrosis factor, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interferon-gamma, making their blockers and antagonists of great interest as therapeutic options in this condition. Thus, the pathophysiology of excessive cytokine secretion is outlined, and their most important blockers and antagonists are discussed, mainly focussing on tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 receptor blocker approved to treat severe COVID-19 infections.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Reviews in medical virology - 33(2023), 1 vom: 07. Jan., Seite e2372

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mohseni Afshar, Zeinab [VerfasserIn]
Barary, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Babazadeh, Arefeh [VerfasserIn]
Tavakoli Pirzaman, Ali [VerfasserIn]
Hosseinzadeh, Rezvan [VerfasserIn]
Alijanpour, Amirmasoud [VerfasserIn]
Allahgholipour, Amirreza [VerfasserIn]
Miri, Seyed Rouhollah [VerfasserIn]
Sio, Terence T [VerfasserIn]
Sullman, Mark J M [VerfasserIn]
Carson-Chahhoud, Kristin [VerfasserIn]
Ebrahimpour, Soheil [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Cytokine
Cytokines
Journal Article
Review
SARS-CoV-2
Tocilizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 18.01.2023

Date Revised 27.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/rmv.2372

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34143552X