Cytokine Storm in COVID-19: The Current Evidence and Treatment Strategies
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 25 May 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused 347,192 deaths around the world. The current evidence showed that severely ill patients tend to have a high concentrati...
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| Vydáno v: | Frontiers in immunology Ročník 11; s. 1708 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Frontiers Media S.A
10.07.2020
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| ISSN: | 1664-3224, 1664-3224 |
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| Shrnutí: | Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the pathogen that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As of 25 May 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused 347,192 deaths around the world. The current evidence showed that severely ill patients tend to have a high concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-6, compared to those who are moderately ill. The high level of cytokines also indicates a poor prognosis in COVID-19. Besides, excessive infiltration of pro-inflammatory cells, mainly involving macrophages and T-helper 17 cells, has been found in lung tissues of patients with COVID-19 by postmortem examination. Recently, increasing studies indicate that the "cytokine storm" may contribute to the mortality of COVID-19. Here, we summarize the clinical and pathologic features of the cytokine storm in COVID-19. Our review shows that SARS-Cov-2 selectively induces a high level of IL-6 and results in the exhaustion of lymphocytes. The current evidence indicates that tocilizumab, an IL-6 inhibitor, is relatively effective and safe. Besides, corticosteroids, programmed cell death protein (PD)-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibition, cytokine-adsorption devices, intravenous immunoglobulin, and antimalarial agents could be potentially useful and reliable approaches to counteract cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients. |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 ObjectType-Review-3 content type line 23 Edited by: Mario Clerici, University of Milan, Italy These authors have contributed equally to this work Reviewed by: Vijayakumar Velu, Emory University, United States; Sarah Rowland-Jones, University of Oxford, United Kingdom This article was submitted to Viral Immunology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Immunology |
| ISSN: | 1664-3224 1664-3224 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01708 |