[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors as therapeutic agents for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis

RT Pinzon, VO Wijaya, RB Buana - Journal of infection and public health, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Preliminary studies showed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disrupts
body immune system, including dysregulation of cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). IL-6 inhibitors …

IL-6 inhibition in the treatment of COVID-19: a meta-analysis and meta-regression

E Tharmarajah, A Buazon, V Patel, JR Hannah… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives Multiple RCTs of interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors in COVID-19 have been
published, with conflicting conclusions. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the impact …

Clinical efficacy and safety of interleukin-6 receptor antagonists (tocilizumab and sarilumab) in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SY Yu, DH Koh, M Choi, S Ryoo, K Huh… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the efficacy and safety of interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antagonists
with standard care treatment in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The …

Efficacy and safety of IL-6 inhibitors in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of multicentre, randomized trials

A Belletti, C Campochiaro, M Marmiere… - Annals of Intensive …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose COVID-19 is characterized by dysregulated immune response, respiratory failure
and a relevant mortality rate among hospitalized patients. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is involved in …

Interleukin-6 inhibitors reduce mortality in coronavirus disease-2019: An individual patient data meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials

PT Tasoudis, CK Arvaniti, AT Adamou, I Belios… - European journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the efficacy of IL-6 inhibitors compared to standard of care (SOC) in
COVID-19 patients. Data Sources A systematic review of the MEDLINE and Scopus …

Current evidence of interleukin-6 signaling inhibitors in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Han, M Guo, Y Zheng, Y Zhang, Y De, C Xu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is known to be detrimental in coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) because of its involvement in driving cytokine storm. This systematic review and …

IL-6 inhibitors in the treatment of serious COVID-19: a promising therapy?

S Atal, Z Fatima - Pharmaceutical medicine, 2020 - Springer
At present, there are no proven agents for treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The
available evidence has not allowed guidelines to clearly recommend any drugs outside the …

[HTML][HTML] Rethinking interleukin-6 blockade for treatment of COVID-19

S Scherger, A Henao-Martínez, C Franco-Paredes… - Medical hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine with effects in immune regulation,
inflammation, and infection. The use of drugs that inhibit IL-6 biological activity has been …

Decreased mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 patients treated with tocilizumab: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

J Malgie, JW Schoones, BG Pijls - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background We systematically reviewed the literature to answer the following research
questions:(1) Does interleukin 6 (IL-6)(receptor) antagonist therapy reduce mortality in …

Tocilizumab in COVID-19: a meta-analysis, trial sequential analysis, and meta-regression of randomized-controlled trials

TAC Snow, N Saleem, G Ambler, E Nastouli… - Intensive Care …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels discriminate between patients with mild and
severe COVID-19, making IL-6 inhibition an attractive therapeutic strategy. We conducted a …