Lung under attack by COVID-19-induced cytokine storm: pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic implications

C Pelaia, C Tinello, A Vatrella… - Therapeutic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The lung is a key target of the cytokine storm that can be triggered by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the widespread clinical …

Exploring the role of immune system and inflammatory cytokines in SARS-CoV-2 induced lung disease: a narrative review

C Tirelli, M De Amici, C Albrici, S Mira, G Nalesso, B Re… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
responsible for the pandemic coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), which can lead to …

Therapeutic role of tocilizumab in SARS-CoV-2-induced cytokine storm: rationale and current evidence

C Pelaia, C Calabrese, E Garofalo, A Bruni… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Among patients suffering from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) syndrome, one of the
worst possible scenarios is represented by the critical lung damage caused by the severe …

Why tocilizumab could be an effective treatment for severe COVID-19?

B Fu, X Xu, H Wei - Journal of translational medicine, 2020 - Springer
A severe pneumonia-associated respiratory syndrome caused by a new coronavirus was
identified in December 2019 (COVID-19), spread rapidly and has become a world-wide …

[HTML][HTML] Overview: systemic inflammatory response derived from lung injury caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection explains severe outcomes in COVID-19

RB Polidoro, RS Hagan, R de Santis Santiago… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Most SARS-CoV2 infections will not develop into severe COVID-19. However, in some
patients, lung infection leads to the activation of alveolar macrophages and lung epithelial …

COVID-19 infection: an overview on cytokine storm and related interventions

S Montazersaheb, SM Hosseiniyan Khatibi, MS Hejazi… - Virology journal, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has posed a significant threat to global health. This …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of lung injury induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection

S Upadhya, J Rehman, AB Malik, S Chen - Physiology, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The lung is the major target organ of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which causes COVID-19. Here,
we outline the multistep mechanisms of lung epithelial and endothelial injury induced by …

Specific cytokines in the inflammatory cytokine storm of patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome and extrapulmonary multiple-organ …

J Wang, X Yang, Y Li, J Huang, J Jiang, N Su - Virology journal, 2021 - Springer
Background To date, specific cytokines associated with development of acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) and extrapulmonary multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) in COVID …