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ReviewInternational immunopharmacology2021

Advances in immunotherapy for COVID-19: A comprehensive review.

Masoomeh Masoomikarimi, Behzad Garmabi, Javad Alizadeh, Erfan Kazemi, Amirhossein Azari Jafari, Seyyedmohammadsadeq Mirmoeeni, Motahareh Dargahi, Niloofar Taheri, Reza Jafari

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Review in International immunopharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Masoomeh MasoomikarimiDepartment of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Behzad GarmabiStudy and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms Research Center, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran; School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Shahroud, Iran.
Javad AlizadehDepartment of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Erfan KazemiStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Amirhossein Azari JafariStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Seyyedmohammadsadeq MirmoeeniStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Motahareh DargahiSchool of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Shahroud, Iran.
Niloofar TaheriSchool of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Shahroud, Iran.
Reza JafariSchool of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences. Shahroud, Iran. Electronic address: rezajafari5599@gmail.com.
Shahroud University of Medical Sciences · IRTehran University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 is an acute respiratory syndrome caused by SARS-COV-2 which has now become a huge pandemic worldwide. The immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 has been established that increased serum levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and reduction of the CD4+ and the CD8+ T lymphocyte populations, are the most reported immunological findings in these patients. High levels of other inflammatory cytokines and chemokines such as IL-2 and IL-8 with an increased number of neutrophils and eosinophils may induce immune abnormalities in patients with COVID-19. There is growing evidence to obtain a deeper understanding of the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 which will lay the foundation for the development of new potential therapies. However, specific and non-specific immunotherapies such as convalescent plasma (CP) are widely performed to treat patients with severe COVID-19, there is no definitive evidence to suggest the effectiveness of these treatments. Hence, this review aimed to highlight the current and most recent studies to identify the new immunotherapeutics for COVID-19 disease.

Indexed as

COVID-19Cytokine Release SyndromeCytokinesHumansImmunotherapyLymphocytesPandemicsSARS-CoV-2CytokinesCoronavirusCOVID-19ImmunotherapyLymphopeniaSARS-COV-2

Identifiers

PMID33581501
PMCPMC7826020
OpenAlexW3124528313

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