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 …

Selectivity, efficacy and safety of JAKinibs: new evidence for a still evolving story

M Bonelli, A Kerschbaumer, K Kastrati… - Annals of the rheumatic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fundamental insight gained over the last decades led to the discovery of cytokines as
pivotal drivers of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis/psoriasis …

COVID-19 bacteremic co-infection is a major risk factor for mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation

MJ Patton, CJ Orihuela, KS Harrod, MAN Bhuiyan… - Critical Care, 2023 - Springer
Background Recent single-center reports have suggested that community-acquired
bacteremic co-infection in the context of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be an …

Dexamethasone attenuates interferon-related cytokine hyperresponsiveness in COVID-19 patients

JJ Engel, CI van der Made, N Keur… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Dexamethasone improves the survival of COVID-19 patients in need of
supplemental oxygen therapy. Although its broad immunosuppressive effects are well …

[HTML][HTML] Tocilizumab versus baricitinib in hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19: an open label, randomized controlled trial

T Karampitsakos, O Papaioannou, P Tsiri… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Randomized controlled trials comparing tocilizumab and baricitinib in patients with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are needed. This was an open-label, randomized …

Efficacy and safety of baricitinib in hospitalized adults with severe or critical COVID-19 (Bari-SolidAct): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

M Trøseid, JR Arribas, L Assoumou, AR Holten… - Critical care, 2023 - Springer
Background Baricitinib has shown efficacy in hospitalized patients with COVID-19, but no
placebo-controlled trials have focused specifically on severe/critical COVID, including …

Hospitalization burden and epidemiology of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain (2020–2021)

R Garcia-Carretero, O Vazquez-Gomez… - BMC infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Spain had some of Europe's highest incidence and mortality rates for
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here we describe the epidemiology and trends in …

Evolving cognition of the JAK-STAT signaling pathway: autoimmune disorders and cancer

C Xue, Q Yao, X Gu, Q Shi, X Yuan, Q Chu… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
The Janus kinase (JAK) signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway
is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism of transmembrane signal transduction that …

COVID-19-related ARDS: key mechanistic features and treatments

J Selickman, CS Vrettou, SD Mentzelopoulos… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a heterogeneous syndrome historically
characterized by the presence of severe hypoxemia, high-permeability pulmonary edema …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of COVID-19: epidemiology, pathogenesis, advancement in diagnostic and detection techniques, and post-pandemic treatment …

YS Chung, CY Lam, PH Tan, HF Tsang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
At present, COVID-19 remains a public health concern due to the ongoing evolution of
SARS-CoV-2 and its prevalence in particular countries. This paper provides an updated …