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 …

Immune responses during COVID-19 infection

C Melenotte, A Silvin, AG Goubet, I Lahmar… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Over the past 16 years, three coronaviruses (CoVs), severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV
(SARS-CoV) in 2002, Middle East respiratory syndrome CoV (MERS-CoV) in 2012 and …

Cytokine storm and the prospects for immunotherapy with COVID-19.

LH Calabrese - Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2020 - europepmc.org
Knowledge about the pathobiology of SARS-CoV-2 as it interacts with immune defenses is
limited. SARS-CoV-2 is spread by droplets that come into contact with mucous membranes …

[HTML][HTML] Role of inflammatory cytokines in COVID-19 patients: A review on molecular mechanisms, immune functions, immunopathology and immunomodulatory drugs …

AA Rabaan, SH Al-Ahmed, J Muhammad, A Khan… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a severe pandemic of the current century. The vicious …

[HTML][HTML] The COVID-19 cytokine storm; what we know so far

D Ragab, H Salah Eldin, M Taeimah… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading global threat that has been declared as a pandemic by the
WHO. COVID-19 is transmitted via droplets or direct contact and infects the respiratory tract …

Immunopathology and immunotherapeutic strategies in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection

S Keam, D Megawati, SK Patel, R Tiwari… - Reviews in Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) and pandemic, caused by severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2), has become a major concern …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19: Unanswered questions on immune response and pathogenesis

E Maggi, GW Canonica, L Moretta - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 has rapidly increased in pandemic scale since it first
appeared in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. In these troubled days the scientific …

Hypothesis for potential pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 infection–a review of immune changes in patients with viral pneumonia

L Lin, L Lu, W Cao, T Li - Emerging microbes & infections, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) with droplets and contact …

Cytokines and COVID-19: friends or foes?

M Rokni, MR Hamblin, N Rezaei - Human vaccines & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The cytokine storm following sepsis has been proven to be an important mechanism for
triggering acute respiratory distress syndrome, which is a fatal uncontrolled systemic …

Immunomodulatory therapy for the management of severe COVID-19. Beyond the anti-viral therapy: A comprehensive review

J Alijotas-Reig, E Esteve-Valverde, C Belizna… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome related to Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2),
coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) may cause severe illness in 20% of patients. This …