A cytokine super cyclone in COVID-19 patients with risk factors: the therapeutic potential of BCG immunization

BS Johnson, M Laloraya - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The seventh human coronavirus SARS-CoV2 belongs to the cluster of extremely pathogenic
coronaviruses including SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV, which can cause fatal lower …

Overview of the pathogenesis of COVID‑19

C Li, Q He, H Qian, J Liu - … and Therapeutic Medicine, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
At present, the pathogenesis of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‑19) has not
been fully elucidated. Clinical and experimental findings from studies investigating COVID …

A glimpse into the eye of the COVID-19 cytokine storm

K Kuppalli, AL Rasmussen - EBioMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
The pathogenesis of pandemic coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) likely depends heavily on …

The deregulated immune reaction and cytokines release storm (CRS) in COVID-19 disease

R Pasrija, M Naime - International Immunopharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, accompanies an unprecedented spike in
cytokines levels termed cytokines release syndrome (CRS), in critically ill patients. Clinicians …

Biomarkers of cytokine storm as red flags for severe and fatal COVID-19 cases: A living systematic review and meta-analysis

AKG Melo, KM Milby, ALMA Caparroz, ACPN Pinto… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objective To describe the laboratory parameters and biomarkers of the cytokine storm
syndrome associated with severe and fatal COVID-19 cases. Methods A search with …

Interleukin-1 in COVID-19 Infection: Immunopathogenesis and Possible Therapeutic Perspective

A Mardi, S Meidaninikjeh, S Nikfarjam… - Viral …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
The newfound coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), initiated by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is an international public health concern …

Calming the storm: natural immunosuppressants as adjuvants to target the cytokine storm in COVID-19

AE Peter, BV Sandeep, BG Rao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global health crisis, with no specific antiviral to treat
the infection and the absence of a suitable vaccine to prevent it. While some individuals …

Cytokine response in SARS-CoV-2 infection in the elderly

S Sherwani, MWA Khan - Journal of Inflammation Research, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The last few months of 2019 witnessed the emergence, rise and rapid spread of a novel
coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

COVID-19 and cytokine storm syndrome: are there lessons from macrophage activation syndrome?

MJ Ombrello, GS Schulert - Translational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Although interest in “cytokine storms” has surged over the past decade, it was massively
amplified in 2020 when it was suggested that a subset of patients with COVID-19 developed …

Is severe COVID-19 a cytokine storm syndrome: a hyperinflammatory debate

P Mehta, DC Fajgenbaum - Current opinion in Rheumatology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Hyperinflammation is a key component of severe COVID-19, residing underneath the
cytokine storm umbrella term, associated with poor outcomes. Better understanding of the …