Innate immunity: the first line of defense against SARS-CoV-2

MS Diamond, TD Kanneganti - Nature immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV)-2, continues to cause substantial morbidity …

Innate immune evasion strategies of SARS-CoV-2

JM Minkoff, B tenOever - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has been
associated with substantial global morbidity and mortality. Despite a tropism that is largely …

A guide to immunotherapy for COVID-19

FL van de Veerdonk, E Giamarellos-Bourboulis… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Immune dysregulation is an important component of the pathophysiology of COVID-19. A
large body of literature has reported the effect of immune-based therapies in patients with …

Early treatment of COVID-19 with anakinra guided by soluble urokinase plasminogen receptor plasma levels: a double-blind, randomized controlled phase 3 trial

E Kyriazopoulou, G Poulakou, H Milionis, S Metallidis… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Early increase of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) serum levels is
indicative of increased risk of progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to …

The signal pathways and treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19

L Yang, X Xie, Z Tu, J Fu, D Xu, Y Zhou - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a global crisis
and is more devastating than any other previous infectious disease. It has affected a …

Inflammasome activation at the crux of severe COVID-19

SM Vora, J Lieberman, H Wu - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2), results in life-threatening disease in a minority of patients, especially elderly …

Cytokine storm in COVID-19: immunopathogenesis and therapy

C Zanza, T Romenskaya, AC Manetti, F Franceschi… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
A cytokine storm is a hyperinflammatory state secondary to the excessive production of
cytokines by a deregulated immune system. It manifests clinically as an influenza-like …

Tofacitinib in patients hospitalized with Covid-19 pneumonia

PO Guimarães, D Quirk, RH Furtado… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The efficacy and safety of tofacitinib, a Janus kinase inhibitor, in patients who
are hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pneumonia are unclear. Methods …

Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Treatment and Management of Patients With COVID-19 (April 2020)

A Bhimraj, RL Morgan, AH Shumaker… - Clinical infectious …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background There are many pharmacologic therapies that are being used or considered for
treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). There is a need for frequently updated …

Interleukin‐6 blocking agents for treating COVID‐19: a living systematic review

L Ghosn, R Assi, T Evrenoglou… - Cochrane database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background It has been reported that people with COVID‐19 and pre‐existing
autoantibodies against type I interferons are likely to develop an inflammatory cytokine storm …