Current evidence on the use of anakinra in COVID-19

E Khani, M Shahrabi, H Rezaei, F Pourkarim… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the progressing knowledge in COVID-19 management, remdesivir is the only agent
that got approval to inhibit viral replication. However, there are limited data about effective …

[HTML][HTML] Haemophagocytic syndrome and COVID-19

S Retamozo, P Brito-Zerón, A Sisó-Almirall… - Clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Primary and secondary haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) are hyperferritinaemic
hyperinflammatory syndromes with a common terminal pathway triggered by different …

Anakinra in hospitalized non-intubated patients with coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Barkas, S Filippas-Ntekouan, M Kosmidou… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Acute respiratory distress syndrome and cytokine release syndrome are the
major complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated with increased …

Therapeutic role of immunomodulators during the COVID-19 pandemic–a narrative review

H Al-Hajeri, F Baroun, F Abutiban… - Postgraduate …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The emergency state caused by COVID-19 saw the use of immunomodulators despite the
absence of robust research. To date, the results of relatively few randomized controlled trials …

Recent advances in passive immunotherapies for COVID-19: The Evidence-Based approaches and clinical trials

P Farhangnia, S Dehrouyeh, AR Safdarian… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
In late 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) emerged,
causing a global pandemic called COVID-19. Currently, there is no definitive treatment for …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of the impact of bacterial infections and the associated mortality predictors in patients with COVID-19 admitted to a tertiary center from eastern …

AS Timpau, RS Miftode, II Costache, AO Petris… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
1. Background: Literature data on bacterial infections and their impact on the mortality rates
of COVID-19 patients from Romania are scarce, while worldwide reports are contrasting. 2 …

Perspectives on anti-IL-1 inhibitors as potential therapeutic interventions for severe COVID-19

J Geng, F Wang, Z Huang, X Chen, Y Wang - Cytokine, 2021 - Elsevier
The overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines, resulting in what has been described as a
cytokine storm or cytokine release syndrome (CRS), may be the key factor in the pathology …

A meta analysis on the utility of Anakinra in severe COVID-19 disease

AARM Hussein, R Sayad, A Abdelshafi, IA Hammam… - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and objective The most important presentation of COVID-19 is hyper
inflammatory condition and cytokine storm that occurs due to excessive increase of the …

Drug delivery systems as immunomodulators for therapy of infectious disease: Relevance to COVID-19

D Brain, A Plant-Hately, B Heaton, U Arshad… - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2, and the ensuing global pandemic, has resulted in an
unprecedented response to identify therapies that can limit uncontrolled inflammation …

Intravenous anakinra for the treatment of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis/macrophage activation syndrome: A systematic review

JEG Charlesworth, A Kavirayani - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) or macrophage activation
syndrome (MAS) has a potentially high mortality rate. Anakinra, an interleukin‐1 receptor …