Potential role of anti-interleukin (IL)-6 drugs in the treatment of COVID-19: rationale, clinical evidence and risks

S Crisafulli, V Isgro, L La Corte, F Atzeni, G Trifiro - BioDrugs, 2020 - Springer
The epidemic due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)
infection has been spreading globally, raising increasing concerns. This public health …

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] The role of Interleukin 6 inhibitors in therapy of severe COVID-19

E Nasonov, M Samsonov - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cytokine storm syndrome (CSS) is a severe complication of inflammatory immune diseases
or treatment of malignancies; it may also appear during the progression of COVID-19. CSS …

An updated overview of recent advances, challenges, and clinical considerations of IL-6 signaling blockade in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

R Elahi, P Karami, AH Heidary… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 2019, COVID-19 has become the most important health dilemma around the
world. The dysregulated immune response which results in ARDS and cytokine storm has …

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 …

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 …

[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 …

Overview on the use of IL-6 agents in the treatment of patients with cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and pneumonitis related to COVID-19 disease

Z Zhou, CC Price - Expert opinion on investigational drugs, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction A novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has caused significant life loss and
healthcare burden globally. COVID-19 is known to cause a cytokine release syndrome …

Is IL-6 a key cytokine target for therapy in COVID-19?

SA Jones, CA Hunter - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The identification of elevated IL-6 levels in patients with severe COVID-19 led to the rapid
development of clinical trials targeting this cytokine. Overall, these trials do not support the …

Anti-IL6 treatment of serious COVID-19 disease: A monocentric retrospective experience

L Castelnovo, A Tamburello, A Lurati, E Zaccara… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
COVID-19 is causing a high influx of patients suffering from serious respiratory
complications leading the necessity to find effective therapies. These patients seem to …