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ArticlePharmacological research2020

The CoV-2 outbreak: how hematologists could help to fight Covid-19.

Sara Galimberti, Chiara Baldini, Claudia Baratè, Federica Ricci, Serena Balducci, Susanna Grassi, Francesco Ferro, Gabriele Buda, Edoardo Benedetti, Rita Fazzi and 4 more

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Article in Pharmacological research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. An integrative look at SARS‑CoV‑2 (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2021
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  13. COVID-19: Poor outcomes in patients with zinc deficiency.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara GalimbertiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: sara.galimberti@med.unipi.it.
Chiara BaldiniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Claudia BaratèAOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Federica RicciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Serena BalducciDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Susanna GrassiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Francesco FerroDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Gabriele BudaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Edoardo BenedettiAOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Rita FazziAOUP, Pisa, Italy.
Laura BagliettoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ersilia LucenteforteDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Antonello Di PaoloDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Mario PetriniDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
University of Pisa · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 is a medical emergency, with 20 % of patients presenting with severe clinical manifestations. From the pathogenetic point of view, COVID-19 mimics two other well-known diseases characterized by cytokine storm and hyper-activation of the immune response, with consequent organ damage: acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and macrophage activation syndrome (MAS). Hematologists are confident with these situations requiring a prompt therapeutic approach for switching off the uncontrolled cytokine release; here, we discuss pros and cons of drugs that are already employed in hematology in the light of their possible application in COVID-19. The most promising drugs might be: Ruxolitinib, a JAK1/2 inhibitor, with a rapid and powerful anti-cytokine effect, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), with their good anti-inflammatory properties, and perhaps the anti-Cd26 antibody Begelomab. We also present immunological data from gene expression experiments where TKIs resulted effective anti-inflammatory and pro-immune drugs. A possible combined treatment algorithm for COVID-19 is here proposed.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Graft vs Host DiseaseHematologyHumansMacrophage Activation SyndromePandemicsPneumonia, ViralSARS-CoV-2BaricitinibBegelomabCOVID-19GVHDMASRuxolitinibTKIsTocilizumab

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PMID32387301
PMCPMC7202852
OpenAlexW3021558098

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