Interferon therapy in patients with SARS, MERS, and COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies

K Saleki, S Yaribash, M Banazadeh… - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Concern regarding coronavirus (CoV) outbreaks has stayed relevant to global health in the
last decades. Emerging COVID-19 infection, caused by the novel SARS-CoV2, is now a …

Interferon treatments for SARS-CoV-2: challenges and opportunities

D Jhuti, A Rawat, CM Guo, LA Wilson, EJ Mills… - Infectious Diseases and …, 2022 - Springer
Interferon (IFN) therapies are used to treat a variety of infections and diseases and could be
used to treat SARS-CoV-2. However, optimal use and timing of IFN therapy to treat SARS …

Clinical efficacy and safety of interferon (Type I and Type III) therapy in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

S Ryoo, DH Koh, SY Yu, M Choi, K Huh, JS Yeom… - PloS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Interferon (IFN) has been highlighted in several randomized controlled trials as an attractive
therapeutic candidate based plausible mode of action, suppressed response in severe …

Interferon-beta offers promising avenues to COVID-19 treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trial studies

A Nakhlband, A Fakhari, H Azizi - Naunyn-schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2021 - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 principally weakens the hosts' innate
immune system by impairing the interferon function and production. Type I interferons (IFNs) …

Efficacy and safety of current therapeutic options for COVID-19-lessons to be learnt from SARS and MERS epidemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Zhong, Y Wang, ZL Zhang, YX Liu, KJ Le… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
The rapidly progressing of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has become a
global concern. This meta-analysis aimed at evaluating the efficacy and safety of current …

Potential role of interferons in treating COVID-19 patients

MH Abdolvahab, S Moradi-Kalbolandi, M Zarei… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recently public health crises in the world is emerged by spreading the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) also named COVID-19. The virus is …

Role of interferon therapy in severe COVID-19: the COVIFERON randomized controlled trial

I Alavi Darazam, S Shokouhi, MA Pourhoseingholi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Type 1 Interferons (IFNs) have been associated with positive effects on
Coronaviruses. Previous studies point towards the superior potency of IFNβ compared to …

Interferons in COVID-19: missed opportunities to prove efficacy in clinical phase III trials?

J Brzoska, H Von Eick, M Hündgen - Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Interferons were repeatedly used in the therapy of COVID-19 due to their antiviral effects.
Three recently published randomized controlled clinical phase III trials (WHO SOLIDARITY …

Efficacy of interferon alpha for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19: A meta-analysis

M Buchynskyi, I Kamyshna, K Lyubomirskaya… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction IFN-α intervention may block SARS-CoV-2 replication and normalize the
deregulated innate immunity of COVID-19. Aim This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive evaluation of the efficacy and safety of LPV/r drugs in the treatment of SARS and MERS to provide potential treatment options for COVID-19

L Wu, Y Zheng, J Liu, R Luo, D Wu, P Xu, D Wu… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) experienced an outbreak that expanded
worldwide. Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), which is used effectively for severe acute respiratory …