ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2022
Role of Dexamethasone and Methylprednisolone Corticosteroids in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalized Patients: A Review.
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- COVID-19 in comorbid chronic diseased patients, pregnant and lactating women: pathophysiology, available drug treatment, and the most suitable protocol regimen in each group.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Pooled it
- The use of methylprednisolone after third molar surgery. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Pooled it
- A comparative study between methylprednisolone versus dexamethasone as an initial anti-inflammatory treatment of moderate COVID-19 pneumonia: an open-label randomized controlled trial.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Trial
- Ambrisentan Exhibits Hepatoprotective Effects Against NASH-Associated Hepatic Injury in Dexamethasone-Treated Rats Through Regulation of Inflammation, Ferroptosis and Autophagy.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Chemical characterization of Jing Guan Fang and its application in alleviating coronavirus envelope protein-induced proinflammatory responsesJournal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2026Article
- Dual-Action Sutures: Chlorhexidine and Dexamethasone for Infection Control and Inflammation Suppression.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Secondary antibody therapy outperforms corticosteroids in an ameliorating lipopolysaccharide-induced rat model of premature ovarian failure.Veterinarni medicina · 2026Article
- Global research hotspots, trends, and future directions of ivermectin research: an informatics investigation (2020-2025).Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026Article
- In vitro development and evaluation of chitosan-cellulose nanocrystal microspheres for controlled dexamethasone delivery in rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
- Exploring NanoherbalIranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Dexamethasone and Swimming Exercise as Complementary Interventions in a Rat Sciatic Nerve Injury Model.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Microbial proteases as emerging anti-inflammatory therapeutics: a comprehensive review.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- The dual threat: exploring the emergence of human metapneumovirus and SARS-CoV-2 coinfections in respiratory infections.3 Biotech · 2025Review
- COVID-19 management in patients with comorbid conditions.World journal of virology · 2025Review
- The 100 most influential articles in mouth breathing. A bibliometric and altmetric analysis: 2002-2021.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2025Article
- Opportunity for severe and critical COVID-19 pneumonia treatment with corticosteroids: a retrospective cohort study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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- Dexamethasone versus methylprednisolone for multiple organ dysfunction in COVID-19 critically ill patients: a multicenter propensity score matching study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Approaches Towards Better Immunosuppressive Agents.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2024Review
- Evaluation of the use of methylprednisolone and dexamethasone in asthma critically ill patients with COVID-19: a multicenter cohort study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
The WHO announced coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic disease globally on March 11, 2020, after it emerged in China. The emergence of COVID-19 has lasted over a year, and despite promising vaccine reports that have been produced, we still have a long way to go until such remedies are accessible to everyone. The immunomodulatory strategy has been kept at the top priority for the research agenda for COVID-19. Corticosteroids have been used to modulate the immune response in a wide range of diseases for the last 70 years. These drugs have been shown to avoid and reduce inflammation in tissues and the bloodstream through non-genomic and genomic effects. Now, the use of corticosteroids increased the chance of survival and relief by combating the viral strong inflammatory impacts and has moved to the forefront in the management of patients seeking supplemental oxygen. The goal of this review is to illuminate dexamethasone and methylprednisolone, i.e., in terms of their chemical and physical properties, role in COVID-19 patients suffering from pneumonia, the proposed mode of action in COVID-19, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical outcomes in immunocompromised populations with COVID-19, interaction with other drugs, and contradiction to explore the trends and perspectives for future research. Literature was searched from scientific databases such as Science Direct, Wiley, Springer, PubMed, and books for the preparation of this review. The RECOVERY trial, a massive, multidisciplinary, randomized, and open-label trial, is mainly accountable for recommendations over the usage of corticosteroids in COVID-19 patients. The corticosteroids such as dexamethasone and methylprednisolone in the form of medication have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and anti-allergic characteristics, including the ability to inhibit the immune system. These drugs are also recommended for treating symptoms of multiple ailments such as rheumatic and autoimmune diseases, leukemia, multiple myeloma, and Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma along with other drugs. Toxicology studies proved them safe usually at low dosage
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