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TNF? inhibitor may be effective for severe COVID-19: learning from toxic epidermal necrolysis.


ABSTRACT: Increased inflammatory cytokines [such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF?) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] are observed in COVID-19 patients, especially in the severe group. The phenomenon of a cytokine storm may be the central inducer of apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells, which leads to rapid progression in severe group patients. Given the similarities of clinical features and pathogenesis between toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and COVID-19, we hypothesize that the application of etanercept, an inhibitor of TNF?, could attenuate disease progression in severe group COVID-19 patients by suppressing systemic auto-inflammatory responses. The reviews of this paper are available via the supplemental material section.

SUBMITTER: Chen XY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243041 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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TNFα inhibitor may be effective for severe COVID-19: learning from toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Chen Xue-Yan XY   Yan Bing-Xi BX   Man Xiao-Yong XY  

Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease 20200101


Increased inflammatory cytokines [such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)] are observed in COVID-19 patients, especially in the severe group. The phenomenon of a cytokine storm may be the central inducer of apoptosis of alveolar epithelial cells, which leads to rapid progression in severe group patients. Given the similarities of clinical features and pathogenesis between toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and COVID-19, we hypothesize that the application of etanercept,  ...[more]

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