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Observational studyPloS one2023

Jusvinza, an anti-inflammatory drug derived from the human heat-shock protein 60, for critically ill COVID-19 patients. An observational study.

Rafael Venegas-Rodríguez, Anabel Serrano-Díaz, Ruben Peña-Ruiz, Raul Santana-Sánchez, Mabel Hernández-Cedeño, Aliusha Rittoles Navarro, Inti Grecesqui-Cruz, Liam Pérez-Aguilera, Anadys Segura-Fernández, Leticia Rosario-Cruz and 3 more

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Observational study in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rafael Venegas-RodríguezLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Anabel Serrano-DíazBiomedical Research Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0002-8301-5771
Ruben Peña-RuizLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Raul Santana-SánchezLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Mabel Hernández-CedeñoBiomedical Research Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba.
Aliusha Rittoles NavarroLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Inti Grecesqui-CruzLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Liam Pérez-AguileraLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Anadys Segura-FernándezLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Leticia Rosario-CruzLuis Díaz Soto Hospital, Habana del Este, Havana, Cuba.
Gilliam Martínez-DonatoBiomedical Research Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba.
Gerardo Guillén-NietoBiomedical Research Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba.
Maria Del Carmen Domínguez-HortaBiomedical Research Department, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Havana, Cuba.ORCID 0000-0002-0616-7376
Hospital Oncológico Docente "Conrado Benítez García" · CUCentro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología · CU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the results of an observational and retrospective study on the therapeutic effects of Jusvinza, an immunomodulatory peptide with anti-inflammatory properties for critically ill COVID-19 patients. This peptide induces regulatory mechanisms on the immune response in experimental systems and in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Exploratory research in COVID-19 patients revealed that Jusvinza promotes clinical and radiological improvement. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical outcome and variations of several inflammatory biomarkers in a cohort of critically ill COVID-19 patients, divided into two groups during the observational research: one group received Jusvinza and the other did not. Research physicians extracted the patients´ data from their hospital's clinical records. The study analyzed 345 medical records, and 249 records from critically ill patients were included. The data covered the demographic characteristics, vital signs, ventilatory parameters and inflammatory biomarkers. Survival outcome was significantly higher in the group receiving Jusvinza (90.4%) compared to the group without Jusvinza (39.5%). Furthermore, in patients treated with Jusvinza there was a significant improvement in ventilatory parameters and a reduction in inflammation and coagulation biomarkers. Our findings show that Jusvinza could control the extent of inflammation in COVID-19 patients. This study indicates that Jusvinza is a helpful drug for the treatment of diseases characterized by hyperinflammation.

Indexed as

COVID-19Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBiomarkersChaperonin 60Critical IllnessHumansInflammationRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBiomarkersChaperonin 60

Identifiers

PMID36730325
PMCPMC9894446
OpenAlexW4318920311

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