scholarly journals Targeting lymphocyte Kv1.3-channels to suppress cytokine storm in severe COVID-19: Can it be a novel therapeutic strategy?

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itsuro Kazama
2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A685-A685
Author(s):  
B SINGH ◽  
V MALMSTROM ◽  
F POWRIE

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Dashtiahangar ◽  
Leila Rahbarnia ◽  
Safar Farajnia ◽  
Arash Salmaninejad ◽  
Arezoo Gowhari Shabgah ◽  
...  

: The development of recombinant immunotoxins (RITs) as a novel therapeutic strategy has made a revolution in the treatment of cancer. RITs are resulting from the fusion of antibodies to toxin proteins for targeting and eliminating cancerous cells by inhibiting protein synthesis. Despite indisputable outcomes of RITs regarding inhibiting multiple cancer types, high immunogenicity has been known as the main obstacle in the clinical use of RITs. Various strategies have been proposed to overcome these limitations, including immunosuppressive therapy, humanization of the antibody fragment moiety, generation of immunotoxins originated from endogenous human cytotoxic enzymes, and modification of the toxin moiety to escape the immune system. This paper devoted to reviewing recent advances in the design of immunotoxins with lower immunogenicity.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. e0214250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda H. Kahn-Kirby ◽  
Akiko Amagata ◽  
Celine I. Maeder ◽  
Janet J. Mei ◽  
Steve Sideris ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 318 (5) ◽  
pp. H1296-H1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos J. Munoz ◽  
Ivan S. Pires ◽  
Jin Hyen Baek ◽  
Paul W. Buehler ◽  
Andre F. Palmer ◽  
...  

This study highlights the apoHb-Hp complex as a novel therapeutic strategy to attenuate the adverse systemic and microvascular responses to intravascular Hb and heme exposure. In vitro and in vivo Hb exchange and heme transfer experiments demonstrated proof-of-concept Hb/heme ligand transfer to apoHb-Hp. The apoHb-Hp complex reverses Hb- and heme-induced systemic hypertension and microvascular vasoconstriction, preserves microvascular blood flow, and functional capillary density. In summary, the unique properties of the apoHb-Hp complex prevent adverse systemic and microvascular responses to Hb and heme-albumin exposure and introduce a novel therapeutic approach to facilitate simultaneous removal of extracellular Hb and heme.


1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
HH Chen ◽  
JA Grantham ◽  
JA Schirger ◽  
M Jougasaki ◽  
O Lisy ◽  
...  

Lung ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Cazzola ◽  
Paola Rogliani ◽  
Sundeep Santosh Salvi ◽  
Josuel Ora ◽  
Maria Gabriella Matera

AbstractThere is a possible role for oxidative stress, a state characterized by an altered balance between the production of free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS) and antioxidant defences, in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the genesis of which is quite complex. Excessive oxidative stress could be responsible for the alveolar damage, thrombosis, and red blood cell dysregulation observed in COVID-19. Apparently, deficiency of glutathione (GSH), a low-molecular-weight thiol that is the most important non-enzymatic antioxidant molecule and has the potential to keep the cytokine storm in check, is a plausible explanation for the severe manifestations and death in COVID-19 patients. Thiol drugs, which are considered mucolytic, also possess potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. They exhibit antibacterial activity against a variety of medically important bacteria and may be an effective strategy against influenza virus infection. The importance of oxidative stress during COVID-19 and the various pharmacological characteristics of thiol-based drugs suggest a possible role of thiols in the treatment of COVID-19. Oral and intravenous GSH, as well as GSH precursors such as N-acetylcysteine (NAC), or drugs containing the thiol moiety (erdosteine) may represent a novel therapeutic approach to block NF-kB and address the cytokine storm syndrome and respiratory distress observed in COVID-19 pneumonia patients


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