Corticosteroids for COVID-19: worth it or not?

F Akter, Y Araf, MJ Hosen - Molecular Biology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Pathogenesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) induced
COVID-19 implied the presence of excessive proinflammatory cytokines and chemokines in …

Systemic corticosteroids for management of COVID-19: Saving lives or causing harm?

A FakhriRavari, S Jin, FH Kachouei… - International Journal …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The underlying cause of many complications associated with severe COVID-19 is attributed
to the inflammatory cytokine storm that leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) …

Corticosteroids for treatment of COVID-19: effect, evidence, expectation and extent

VK Patel, E Shirbhate, P Patel, R Veerasamy… - Beni-Suef University …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) announced the COVID-19
occurrence as a global pandemic in March 2020. The treatment of SARS-CoV-2 patients is …

Corticosteroids in COVID-19: pros and cons

A Bahsoun, Y Fakih, R Zareef, F Bitar, M Arabi - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The wide and rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has placed an unanticipated burden
on the global healthcare sector. This necessitated a swift response from the international …

Corticosteroid use in the treatment of COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective study in Hunan, China

Y Ma, H Zeng, Z Zhan, H Lu, Z Zeng, C He… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has developed into a worldwide
pandemic. This study aimed to retrospectively describe the use of corticosteroids in treating …

[HTML][HTML] Corticosteroids on the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a systemic review and meta-analysis

M Yousefifard, KM Ali, A Aghaei, Z Alireza… - Iranian journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We aimed to examine the available evidence regarding the efficacy and safety
of corticosteroids on the management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), severe …

Corticosteroids: A boon or bane for COVID-19 patients?

S Sen, B Singh, G Biswas - Steroids, 2022 - Elsevier
Several drugs and antibodies have been repurposed to treat COVID-19. Since the outcome
of the drugs and antibodies clinical studies have been mostly inconclusive or with lesser …

COVID-19 and corticosteroids: a narrative review

G El-Saber Batiha, AI Al-Gareeb, HM Saad… - …, 2022 - Springer
It has been reported that corticosteroid therapy was effective in the management of severe
acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) …

The proportion and effect of corticosteroid therapy in patients with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Wang, W Yang, P Chen, J Guo, R Liu, P Wen, K Li… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a global challenge.
Corticosteroids constitute a group of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs that …

Corticosteroids in COVID-19: is it rational? A systematic review and meta-analysis

P Budhathoki, DB Shrestha, E Rawal… - SN comprehensive clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Due to a lack of definitive treatment, many drugs were repurposed for Coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) treatment; among them, corticosteroid is one. However, its benefit or harm while …