[HTML][HTML] From SARS and MERS to COVID-19: a brief summary and comparison of severe acute respiratory infections caused by three highly pathogenic human …

Z Zhu, X Lian, X Su, W Wu, GA Marraro, Y Zeng - Respiratory research, 2020 - Springer
Within two decades, there have emerged three highly pathogenic and deadly human
coronaviruses, namely SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. The economic burden …

[HTML][HTML] Immunopathogenesis and treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19

JS Kim, JY Lee, JW Yang, KH Lee, M Effenberger… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is characterized by systemic hyper-
inflammation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and multiple organ failure. Cytokine …

[HTML][HTML] Cytokine storm

DC Fajgenbaum, CH June - New England Journal of Medicine, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Cytokine Storm Cytokine storm, a life-threatening disorder involving cytokine elevations and
immune-cell hyperactivation, has various causes and is characterized by constitutional …

Immune response to SARS‐CoV‐2 and mechanisms of immunopathological changes in COVID‐19

AK Azkur, M Akdis, D Azkur, M Sokolowska… - Allergy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As a zoonotic disease that has already spread globally to several million human beings and
possibly to domestic and wild animals, eradication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) …

[HTML][HTML] Interleukin-6 is a biomarker for the development of fatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pneumonia

A Santa Cruz, A Mendes-Frias, AI Oliveira… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hyper-inflammatory responses induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) are a major cause of disease severity and death. Predictive prognosis …

COVID-19: drug targets and potential treatments

C Gil, T Ginex, I Maestro, V Nozal… - Journal of medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Currently, humans are immersed in a pandemic caused by the emerging severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which threatens public health …

Autoinflammatory and autoimmune conditions at the crossroad of COVID-19

Y Rodríguez, L Novelli, M Rojas, M De Santis… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been categorized as evolving in
overlapping phases. First, there is a viral phase that may well be asymptomatic or mild in the …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation and escalation of patient care: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study

JJ Manson, C Crooks, M Naja, A Ledlie… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background A subset of patients with severe COVID-19 develop a hyperinflammatory
syndrome, which might contribute to morbidity and mortality. This study explores a specific …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage polarity and disease control

S Kadomoto, K Izumi, A Mizokami - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Macrophages are present in most human tissues and have very diverse functions. Activated
macrophages are usually divided into two phenotypes, M1 macrophages and M2 …

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 …