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 …

Treat 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with IL-6 inhibitor: Are we already that far?

Y Zhang, Y Zhong, L Pan, J Dong - Drug discoveries & therapeutics, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The world is in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Interleukin
6 (IL-6) inhibitor (tocilizumab) had been suggested for the treatment of acute respiratory …

Cytokine elevation in severe and critical COVID-19: a rapid systematic review, meta-analysis, and comparison with other inflammatory syndromes

DE Leisman, L Ronner, R Pinotti, MD Taylor… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
The description of a so-called cytokine storm in patients with COVID-19 has prompted
consideration of anti-cytokine therapies, particularly interleukin-6 antagonists. However …

Specific interleukin-1 inhibitors, specific interleukin-6 inhibitors, and GM-CSF blockades for COVID-19 (at the edge of sepsis): a systematic review

Y Wang, K Zhu, R Dai, R Li, M Li, X Lv… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Sepsis is a syndrome with high mortality, which seriously threatens human health. During
the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some severe and critically ill COVID …

The role of IL-6 and other mediators in the cytokine storm associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection

A Copaescu, O Smibert, A Gibson, EJ Phillips… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 presents with a spectrum of clinical manifestations from asymptomatic or mild …

Tocilizumab treatment in COVID‐19: a single center experience

P Luo, Y Liu, L Qiu, X Liu, D Liu… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Tocilizumab (TCZ), a monoclonal antibody against interleukin‐6 (IL‐6), emerged as an
alternative treatment for COVID‐19 patients with a risk of cytokine storms recently. In the …

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 …

Rational use of tocilizumab in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia

S Zhang, L Li, A Shen, Y Chen, Z Qi - Clinical drug investigation, 2020 - Springer
Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has broken out in
Wuhan, China and spread rapidly. Recent studies have found that⁓ 15.7% of patients …

Tocilizumab and COVID-19: timing of administration and efficacy

E Abidi, WS El Nekidy, E Alefishat, N Rahman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Elevated concentrations of interleukin-6 have been demonstrated to be an important key
factor in COVID-19 host immune impairment. It represents an important prognostic factor of …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients: a living systematic review and meta-analysis, first update

IM Tleyjeh, Z Kashour, M Riaz, L Hassett… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Cytokine release syndrome with elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is associated
with multiorgan damage and death in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our …