Immune response in COVID-19: addressing a pharmacological challenge by targeting pathways triggered by SARS-CoV-2

M Catanzaro, F Fagiani, M Racchi, E Corsini… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
To date, no vaccines or effective drugs have been approved to prevent or treat COVID-19
and the current standard care relies on supportive treatments. Therefore, based on the fast …

[HTML][HTML] Devilishly radical NETwork in COVID-19: Oxidative stress, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs), and T cell suppression

G Schönrich, MJ Raftery, Y Samstag - Advances in biological regulation, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and poses an unprecedented challenge …

Interleukin-1 beta as a target for atherosclerosis therapy: biological basis of CANTOS and beyond

P Libby - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Inflammatory pathways drive atherogenesis and link conventional risk factors to
atherosclerosis and its complications. One inflammatory mediator has come to the fore as a …

[HTML][HTML] Biological drug and drug delivery-mediated immunotherapy

Q Xiao, X Li, Y Li, Z Wu, C Xu, Z Chen, W He - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
The initiation and development of major inflammatory diseases, ie, cancer, vascular
inflammation, and some autoimmune diseases are closely linked to the immune system …

CNS demyelination with TNF-α blockers

E Kemanetzoglou, E Andreadou - Current neurology and neuroscience …, 2017 - Springer
Tumor necrosis factor–α (TNF-α) blockers are a popular therapeutic choice in a number of
inflammatory diseases. Thus far, five TNF-α blockers have been approved for clinical use …

Ex vivo culture of intestinal crypt organoids as a model system for assessing cell death induction in intestinal epithelial cells and enteropathy

T Grabinger, L Luks, F Kostadinova, C Zimberlin… - Cell death & …, 2014 - nature.com
Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) not only have a critical function in the absorption of nutrients,
but also act as a physical barrier between our body and the outside world. Damage and …

Inflammation‐related cytokines in oral lichen planus: an overview

R Lu, J Zhang, W Sun, G Du… - Journal of oral pathology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cytokines are powerful mediators which play a central role in both innate and adapted
immune responses. Aberrant productions of cytokines may lead to the onset of immune …

Selective allosteric inhibition of MMP9 is efficacious in preclinical models of ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer

DC Marshall, SK Lyman, S McCauley, M Kovalenko… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is elevated in a variety of inflammatory
and oncology indications, including ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer. MMP9 is a …

Effectiveness and tolerance of anti‐inflammatory drugs' add‐on therapy in major mental disorders: a systematic qualitative review

G Fond, N Hamdani, F Kapczinski… - Acta Psychiatrica …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To provide a systematic review of the literature regarding the efficacy of anti‐
inflammatory drugs in three major mental disorders [major depressive disorder (MDD) …

Early-onset inflammatory bowel disease

JR Kelsen, P Russo… - … and Allergy Clinics, 2019 - immunology.theclinics.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex disorder associated with a dysregulated
immune response to environmental triggers in the genetically susceptible host. The …