IL-6 inhibition in critically ill COVID-19 patients is associated with increased secondary infections

LM Kimmig, D Wu, M Gold, NN Pettit, D Pitrak… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background: Anti-inflammatory therapies such as IL-6 inhibition have been proposed for
COVID-19 in a vacuum of evidence-based treatment. However, abrogating the inflammatory …

Confronting the controversy: interleukin-6 and the COVID-19 cytokine storm syndrome

LYC Chen, RL Hoiland, S Stukas… - European …, 2020 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The concept of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related cytokine storm syndrome
(COVID-CSS) emerged early in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS …

COVIDOSE: a phase II clinical trial of low‐dose tocilizumab in the treatment of noncritical COVID‐19 pneumonia

GW Strohbehn, BL Heiss, SJ Rouhani… - Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6)–mediated hyperinflammation may contribute to the mortality of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). The IL‐6 receptor–blocking monoclonal antibody …

Interleukin-6 receptor antagonists in critically ill patients with Covid-19

Remap-Cap Investigators - New England Journal of Medicine, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The efficacy of interleukin-6 receptor antagonists in critically ill patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is unclear. Methods We evaluated tocilizumab and …

[HTML][HTML] Hazards of the cytokine storm and cytokine-targeted therapy in patients with COVID-19

M Quirch, J Lee, S Rehman - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has
challenged medicine and health care on a global scale. Its impact and frightening mortality …

Early IL-1 receptor blockade in severe inflammatory respiratory failure complicating COVID-19

R Cauchois, M Koubi, D Delarbre… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Around the tenth day after diagnosis,∼ 20% of patients with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19)− associated pneumonia evolve toward severe oxygen dependence (stage 2b) …

Treatment of severe COVID-19 with tocilizumab mitigates cytokine storm and averts mechanical ventilation during acute respiratory distress: a case report and …

F Farooqi, N Dhawan, R Morgan, J Dinh… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
COVID-19, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
emerged in Wuhan, China, in 2019 and has resulted in the current pandemic. The disease …

Relationship between IL-6 and COVID-19: to be considered during treatment

HS Vatansever, E Becer - Future Virology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The detection and control of pro-inflammatory response is crucial in the early stages of viral
infection. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging viral disease of global …

Interleukin-6 perpetrator of the COVID-19 cytokine storm

J Shekhawat, K Gauba, S Gupta, P Purohit… - Indian Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic. It is mainly manifested as pneumonia which
may deteriorate into severe respiratory failure. The major hallmark of the disease is the …

Potential role of interferons in treating COVID-19 patients

MH Abdolvahab, S Moradi-Kalbolandi, M Zarei… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recently public health crises in the world is emerged by spreading the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also named COVID-19. The virus is …