Repurposing Interleukin-6 Inhibitors to Combat COVID-19 [PDF]
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a pandemic with major implications across the world. One of the most frequent causes of death from SARS-CoV-2 is fatal pneumonia from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is associated
Shumei Kato, Razelle Kurzrock
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New treatment for antibody-mediated rejection: interleukin-6 inhibitors [PDF]
Following kidney transplantation, antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) occurs when the antibodies of the immune system attack the transplanted organ, leading to damage of the kidney tissue. De novo human leukocyte antigen donor-specific antibodies (HLA-DSAs)
Byung Hwa Park, Ye Na Kim, Ho Sik Shin
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Lipoprotein(a), Interleukin-6 inhibitors, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: Is there an association? [PDF]
Background and aims: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and interleuking-6 (IL-6), an inflammation biomarker, have been established as distinct targets of the residual atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk.
Anastasios Makris +6 more
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Femoral bone mineral density as a tool of personalized medicine for rheumatoid arthritis: Interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with low density whereas tumor necrosis factor inhibitor for patients with preserved density? [PDF]
Objectives: There is a lack of indicators to distinguish between interleukin-6 inhibitors responders and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors responders in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
Hirokazu Takaoka +2 more
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Specific Interleukin-1 Inhibitors, Specific Interleukin-6 Inhibitors, and GM-CSF Blockades for COVID-19 (at the Edge of Sepsis): A Systematic Review [PDF]
Sepsis is a syndrome with high mortality, which seriously threatens human health. During the pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), some severe and critically ill COVID-19 patients with multiple organ dysfunction developed characteristics ...
Ying Wang +6 more
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Interleukin-6 inhibitors in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Stephanie Hennigan, Arthur KavanaughDivision of Rheumatology, Allergy, Immunology, The University of California, San Diego, CA, USAAbstract: Recent developments in understanding the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), combined with progress ...
Stephanie Hennigan, Arthur Kavanaugh
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Effect of Interleukin‐6 Inhibitors on Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain: Overview of Evidence and Mechanistic Pathways [PDF]
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune systemic disease in which pain remains a major and often refractory symptom even after clinical remission of the disease.
Andrej Belančić +10 more
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The basis of the clinical picture of adult-onset Still's disease is a triad of symptoms, includingfever, arthralgia/arthritis, and characteristic rash called «Still rash».
R. R. Samigullina +2 more
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Early administration of interleukin-6 inhibitors for patients with severe COVID-19 disease is associated with decreased intubation, reduced mortality, and increased discharge [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this observational study was to determine the optimal timing of interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor (IL6ri) administration for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Pranay Sinha +16 more
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Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in the regulation of the immune response and inflammation. In this study, we investigated effect of the proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-1β (IL-1β) on IL-6 expression in canine dermal ...
Nanako Kitanaka +7 more
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