Cytokine storm in COVID-19: pathogenesis and overview of anti-inflammatory agents used in treatment

M Soy, G Keser, P Atagündüz, F Tabak… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
COVID-19 infection has a heterogenous disease course; it may be asymptomatic or causes
only mild symptoms in the majority of the cases, while immunologic complications such as …

Immunomodulating therapies in acute myocarditis and recurrent/acute pericarditis

E Ammirati, E Bizzi, G Veronese, M Groh… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The field of inflammatory disease of the heart or “cardio-immunology” is rapidly evolving due
to the wider use of non-invasive diagnostic tools able to detect and monitor myocardial …

Recent advances in pericarditis

E Bizzi, C Picchi, G Mastrangelo, M Imazio… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pericardial diseases are an heterogeneous group of entities, ranging from acute pericarditis
to asymptomatic pericardial effusions. New advances in understanding the processes …

Targeting cytokine storm as the potential anti-viral therapy: Implications in regulating SARS-CoV-2 pathogenicity

S Maity, A Santra, AV Hebbani, S Pulakuntla… - Gene, 2023 - Elsevier
The latest global pandemic corona virus disease− 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus
SARS-CoV-2 is still a matter of worrying concern both for the scientific communities and …

The clinical role of anakinra in the armamentarium against familial Mediterranean fever

K Parlar, MB Ates, BH Egeli… - Expert Review of Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most common
autoinflammatory disease that has mainly been treated with colchicine since 1972. A …

Amyloidosis and glomerular diseases in familial Mediterranean fever

R Siligato, G Gembillo, V Calabrese, G Conti… - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic autoinflammatory disease with autosomal
recessive transmission, characterized by periodic fever attacks with self-limited serositis …

Novel pharmacotherapies for recurrent pericarditis: current options in 2020

E Tombetti, A Mulè, S Tamanini, L Matteucci… - Current Cardiology …, 2020 - Springer
Recent advances have shown impressive results by anti-interleukin 1 (IL-1) agents in
refractory idiopathic recurrent pericarditis. Purpose of Review We critically discuss the …

Treat-to-target strategies for the management of familial Mediterranean Fever in children

L Ehlers, E Rolfes, M Lieber, D Müller, E Lainka… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Background The objective of this initiative was to develop a treat-to-target (T2T) approach for
the management of patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF), including the …

Efficacy and safety of anti-interleukin-1 treatment in familial Mediterranean fever patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Kilic, Y Guler, FN Azman, E Bostanci… - Rheumatology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Objectives FMF is the most common hereditary monogenic fever syndrome marked by
recurrent attacks of fever and polyserositis. Colchicine is the current recommended first-line …

The efficacy of a single-dose anakinra injection during disease attack in pediatric familial Mediterranean fever

SO Cebeci, M Yildiz, A Gunalp, MN Cebi… - Rheumatology …, 2024 - Springer
The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of a single-dose anakinra
during familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks and its effect on the duration, severity, and …