[HTML][HTML] Pentoxifylline effects on hospitalized COVID-19 patients with cytokine storm syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

RM Sarhan, A E. Altyar, A Essam Abou Warda… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is a fatal, fast-spreading pandemic, and numerous attempts are being made
around the world to understand and manage the disease. COVID-19 patients may develop a …

Pentoxifylline and oxypurinol: Potential drugs to prevent the “Cytokine Release (Storm) Syndrome” caused by SARS-CoV-2?

FJ Lopez-Iranzo, AM Lopez-Rodas… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is a potentially lethal, rapidly-expanding
pandemic and many efforts are being carried out worldwide to understand and control the …

Pentoxifylline decreases serum LDH levels and increases lymphocyte count in COVID-19 patients: Results from an external pilot study

V Maldonado, C Hernandez-Ramirez… - International …, 2021 - Elsevier
We have previously hypothesized that pentoxifylline could be beneficial for the treatment of
COVID-19 given its potential to restore the immune response equilibrium, reduce the impact …

Potential therapeutic effects of pentoxifylline against COVID-19

A Abedini, F Feizabadi, A Kiani… - … Research Journal (BBRJ …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
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GV, Nikolaeva SN, Orlova SV, et al. New properties of trental as an inhibitor of viral activity …

[HTML][HTML] Pentoxifylline as a potential adjuvant therapy for COVID-19: impeding the burden of the cytokine storm

W Feret, M Nalewajska, Ł Wojczyński… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The outburst of inflammatory response and hypercoagulability are among the factors
contributing to increased mortality in severe COVID-19 cases. Pentoxifylline (PTX), a …

Repositioning of pentoxifylline as an immunomodulator and regulator of the renin-angiotensin system in the treatment of COVID-19

V Maldonado, MA Loza-Mejia, J Chavez-Alderete - Medical hypotheses, 2020 - Elsevier
Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that increases cyclic adenosine
monophosphate levels, which in turn activate protein kinase, leading to a reduction in the …

Potential role of methylxanthines as an adjuvant to COVID-19 treatment: A review of Pentoxifylline and caffeine as the case of any port in the storm

F Monji, A Siddiquee, F Hashemian - Authorea Preprints, 2020 - authorea.com
COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to identify effective drugs for
treatment. Despite multiple clinical trials using different agents, there is still a lack of specific …

Clofazimine: A potential therapeutic option for severe COVID-19

AM Ateya - Medical Hypotheses, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As of March 2020, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared as pandemic. Since
then, several studies were conducted to discover appropriate therapeutic management of …

Reviewing the effects of Miltefosine and suggesting it for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

A Latifi - Infectious Diseases: Research and Treatment, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Miltefosine is an anti-cancer drug used to treat leishmaniasis and deadly
opportunistic free-living amoeba and other deadly pathogenic microorganisms. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Immunomodulatory Effects of Pentoxifylline: Profiling Data Based on RAW 264.7 Cellular Signaling

MH Seo, MY Eo, TTH Nguyen, HJ Yang, SM Kim - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a methylxanthine derivative that has been developed as an
immunomodulatory agent and an improvement of microcirculation. Osteoradionecrosis …