Cytokines and chemokines in SARS-CoV-2 infections—therapeutic strategies targeting cytokine storm

A Pum, M Ennemoser, T Adage, AJ Kungl - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recently identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
virus, the cause of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the associated ongoing pandemic …

Immune signature of covid-19: In-depth reasons and consequences of the cytokine storm

P Niedźwiedzka-Rystwej, A Majchrzak… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the beginning of the third year of the fight against COVID-19, the virus remains at least still
one step ahead in the pandemic “war”. The key reasons are evolving lineages and …

Coronaviruses: innate immunity, inflammasome activation, inflammatory cell death, and cytokines

SJ Lee, R Channappanavar, TD Kanneganti - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
The innate immune system acts as the first line of defense against pathogens, including
coronaviruses (CoVs). Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV and Middle East …

Harnessing the immune system to overcome cytokine storm and reduce viral load in COVID-19: a review of the phases of illness and therapeutic agents

S Khadke, N Ahmed, N Ahmed, R Ratts, S Raju… - Virology journal, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by Severe Acute
Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, previously named 2019-nCov), a novel …

Clinical characteristics and immune injury mechanisms in 71 patients with COVID-19

Y Wu, X Huang, J Sun, T Xie, Y Lei, J Muhammad, X Li… - Msphere, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has caused a threat to …

Deciphering the COVID‐19 cytokine storm: systematic review and meta‐analysis

R Mulchandani, T Lyngdoh… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The coronavirus pandemic has affected more than 20 million people so far.
Elevated cytokines and suppressed immune responses have been hypothesized to set off a …

Severe COVID-19 is characterized by the co-occurrence of moderate cytokine inflammation and severe monocyte dysregulation

B Bonnet, J Cosme, C Dupuis, E Coupez, M Adda… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background SARS-CoV-2 has been responsible for considerable mortality worldwide, owing
in particular to pulmonary failures such as ARDS, but also to other visceral failures and …

Cytokine storm in COVID-19: pathogenesis and overview of anti-inflammatory agents used in treatment

M Soy, G Keser, P Atagündüz, F Tabak… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
COVID-19 infection has a heterogenous disease course; it may be asymptomatic or causes
only mild symptoms in the majority of the cases, while immunologic complications such as …

Recent findings on the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); immunopathogenesis and immunotherapeutics

N Ebrahimi, S Aslani, F Babaie… - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for recent
ongoing public health emergency in the world. Sharing structural and behavioral similarities …

Is severe COVID-19 a cytokine storm syndrome: a hyperinflammatory debate

P Mehta, DC Fajgenbaum - Current opinion in Rheumatology, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Hyperinflammation is a key component of severe COVID-19, residing underneath the
cytokine storm umbrella term, associated with poor outcomes. Better understanding of the …