Systematic review and meta-analysis of anakinra, sarilumab, siltuximab and tocilizumab for COVID-19

FA Khan, I Stewart, L Fabbri, S Moss, K Robinson… - Thorax, 2021 - thorax.bmj.com
Background There is accumulating evidence for an overly activated immune response in
severe COVID-19, with several studies exploring the therapeutic role of immunomodulation …

Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TI Hariyanto, W Hardyson, A Kurniawan - Drug research, 2021 - thieme-connect.com
Background Currently, the data regarding the effectiveness and safety of tocilizumab as
treatment for COVID-19 infection is still conflicting. This study aims to give clear evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Function and proteolytic generation of the soluble interleukin-6 receptor in health and disease

T Schumertl, J Lokau, S Rose-John… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pleiotropic cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) is involved in numerous physiological and
pathophysiological functions that include development, immune cell differentiation …

Tocilizumab administration for the treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

C Kyriakopoulos, G Ntritsos, A Gogali, H Milionis… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Tocilizumab has been repurposed against the 'cytokine storm'in the setting of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID‐19). Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab in the …

Efficacy and harms of tocilizumab for the treatment of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Piscoya, A Parra del Riego, R Cerna-Viacava… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We systematically assessed benefits and harms of tocilizumab (TCZ), which is
an antibody blocking IL-6 receptors, in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Methods Five …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of tocilizumab in persons with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)

C Chen, F Hu, J Wei, L Yuan, T Wen, RP Gale, Y Liang - Leukemia, 2021 - nature.com
We performed a meta-analysis to determine safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in persons
with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). We searched PubMed, Web of Science and …

Elevated cytokine levels in plasma of patients with SARS-CoV-2 do not contribute to pulmonary microvascular endothelial permeability

A Kovacs-Kasa, AA Zaied, S Leanhart… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
The vascular endothelial injury occurs in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infections, but the mechanisms are poorly understood. We sought to …

[HTML][HTML] Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection: role of interleukin-6 and the inflammatory cascade

M Bahmani, R Chegini, E Ghanbari… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus that represents a serious threat to human lives
has emerged. There is still no definite treatment for severe cases of the disease caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Revised Korean Society of Infectious Diseases/National Evidence-based Healthcarea collaborating agency guidelines on the treatment of patients with …

SB Kim, S Ryoo, K Huh, EJ Joo, YJ Kim… - Infection & …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite the global effort to mitigate the spread, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has
become a pandemic that took more than 2 million lives. There are numerous ongoing …

RETRACTED: A meta-analysis of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) antibody treatment for COVID-19 patients

JT Guan, WJ Wang, D Jin, XY Mou… - … Advances in Chronic …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: This meta-analysis aims to assess the efficacy and safety of
granulocytemacrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) antibodies on COVID-19 …