Interleukin-6, a major player of cytokine storm in COVID-19 and its alleviation by therapeutic antibodies

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Current Science Pub Date : 2022-09-25 DOI:10.18520/cs/v123/i6/745-753

Kumar Simant, Krishnan Venkataraman

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Abstract

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important cytokine that plays a vital role in immune response and inflamma-tion. Here, the signalling functions of IL-6 through its receptors, physiological and pathological roles, espe-cially its contribution to various autoimmune diseases, cancers and severe COVID-19/SARS-CoV2 infections are described. It is reported that in severe COVID-19 infection and auto-immune diseases, the patients expe-rience cytokine storms due to hyper-activation of the IL-6 receptor pathway leading to detrimental effects. Blocking IL-6 receptor action by therapeutic antibodies has been considered an attractive strategy of treat-ment. The latest findings on the application of anti-IL-6 therapeutic antibodies in COVID-19 patients are also discussed. © 2022,Current Science. All Rights Reserved.

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白细胞介素-6:COVID-19细胞因子风暴的主要参与者，并通过治疗性抗体减轻其影响

白细胞介素-6 (IL-6)是一种重要的细胞因子，在免疫反应和炎症中起着至关重要的作用。本文描述了IL-6通过受体的信号功能、生理和病理作用，特别是其在各种自身免疫性疾病、癌症和严重的COVID-19/SARS-CoV2感染中的作用。据报道，在严重的COVID-19感染和自身免疫性疾病中，由于IL-6受体途径的过度激活，患者会经历细胞因子风暴，从而产生不利影响。通过治疗性抗体阻断IL-6受体的作用被认为是一种有吸引力的治疗策略。并讨论了抗il -6治疗性抗体在COVID-19患者中的应用的最新发现。©2022,Current Science。版权所有。

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1.50

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10.00%

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3 months

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