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 …

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 …

The NLRP3 inflammasome pathway: a review of mechanisms and inhibitors for the treatment of inflammatory diseases

HM Blevins, Y Xu, S Biby, S Zhang - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The NLRP3 inflammasome is a multiprotein complex that plays a pivotal role in regulating
the innate immune system and inflammatory signaling. Upon activation by PAMPs and …

Interleukin-1 and the NLRP3 inflammasome in COVID-19: Pathogenetic and therapeutic implications

N Potere, MG Del Buono, R Caricchio, PC Cremer… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
A hyperinflammatory response during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) infection crucially worsens clinical evolution of coronavirus disease 2019 …

COVID-19 and the role of cytokines in this disease

A Hasanvand - Inflammopharmacology, 2022 - Springer
Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 has the ability to activate and mature proinflammatory
cytokines in the body. Cytokine markers are a group of polypeptide signalling molecules that …

Innate immunity, cytokine storm, and inflammatory cell death in COVID-19

R Karki, TD Kanneganti - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022 - Springer
The innate immune system serves as the first line of defense against invading pathogens;
however, dysregulated innate immune responses can induce aberrant inflammation that is …

Persistent Oxidative Stress and Inflammasome Activation in CD14highCD16 Monocytes From COVID-19 Patients

SL Lage, EP Amaral, KL Hilligan, E Laidlaw… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The poor outcome of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19), caused by SARS-CoV-2, is
associated with systemic hyperinflammatory response and immunopathology. Although …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: COVID‐19 outcomes in patients receiving anti‐TNF treatments

G Kokkotis, K Kitsou, I Xynogalas… - Alimentary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Accumulating evidence suggests a beneficial effective of tumour necrosis factor‐
alpha (TNF‐α) inhibitors on the outcomes of COVID‐19 disease, which, however is not …

Current evidence on the use of anakinra in COVID-19

E Khani, M Shahrabi, H Rezaei, F Pourkarim… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the progressing knowledge in COVID-19 management, remdesivir is the only agent
that got approval to inhibit viral replication. However, there are limited data about effective …

Identification of immunomodulatory drugs that inhibit multiple inflammasomes and impair SARS-CoV-2 infection

L de Almeida, ALN da Silva, TS Rodrigues… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) induces mild or
asymptomatic COVID-19 in most cases, but some patients develop an excessive …