Therapeutic strategies for COVID-19: progress and lessons learned

G Li, R Hilgenfeld, R Whitley, E De Clercq - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has stimulated tremendous
efforts to develop therapeutic strategies that target severe acute respiratory syndrome …

New insights into antiangiogenic therapy resistance in cancer: Mechanisms and therapeutic aspects

M Huang, Y Lin, C Wang, L Deng, M Chen… - Drug resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Angiogenesis is a hallmark of cancer and is required for tumor growth and progression.
Antiangiogenic therapy has been revolutionarily developing and was approved for the …

Immunotherapy of COVID-19: inside and beyond IL-6 signalling

G Zizzo, A Tamburello, L Castelnovo, A Laria… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Acting on the cytokine cascade is key to preventing disease progression and death in
hospitalised patients with COVID-19. Among anti-cytokine therapies, interleukin (IL)-6 …

Neutrophil activation and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in COVID‐19 ARDS and immunothrombosis

MC Cesta, M Zippoli, C Marsiglia… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an acute inflammatory condition with a
dramatic increase in incidence since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID …

Emerging aspects of cytokine storm in COVID-19: The role of proinflammatory cytokines and therapeutic prospects

R Dharra, AK Sharma, S Datta - Cytokine, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 has claimed millions of lives during the last 3 years since initial cases were
reported in Wuhan, China, in 2019. Patients with COVID-19 suffer from severe pneumonia …

Namilumab or infliximab compared with standard of care in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 (CATALYST): a randomised, multicentre, multi-arm, multistage, open …

BA Fisher, T Veenith, D Slade, C Gaskell… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Dysregulated inflammation is associated with poor outcomes in COVID-19. We
aimed to assess the efficacy of namilumab (a granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating …

Signaling pathways in macrophages: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

M Li, M Wang, Y Wen, H Zhang, GN Zhao, Q Gao - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages play diverse roles in development, homeostasis, and immunity. Accordingly,
the dysfunction of macrophages is involved in the occurrence and progression of various …

Loss of GM-CSF-dependent instruction of alveolar macrophages in COVID-19 provides a rationale for inhaled GM-CSF treatment

C Bosteels, KFA Van Damme, E De Leeuw… - Cell Reports …, 2022 - cell.com
GM-CSF promotes myelopoiesis and inflammation, and GM-CSF blockade is being
evaluated as a treatment for COVID-19-associated hyperinflammation. Alveolar GM-CSF is …

Immunomodulation and endothelial barrier protection mediate the association between oral imatinib and mortality in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

J de Brabander, E Duijvelaar… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background Imatinib reduced 90-day mortality in hospitalised coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) patients in a recent clinical trial, but the biological effects that cause improved …

Recent progress and prospects for anti-cytokine therapy in preclinical and clinical acute lung injury

GP Fadanni, JB Calixto - Cytokine & Growth Factor Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous cause of respiratory failure
that has a rapid onset, a high mortality rate, and for which there is no effective …