Yurike Yuliana, Olivia M Tandrasasmita, Raymond R Tjandrawinata
{"title":"Anti-inflammatory Effect of Predimenol, A Bioactive Extract from Phaleria macrocarpa, through the Suppression of NF-κB and COX-2.","authors":"Yurike Yuliana, Olivia M Tandrasasmita, Raymond R Tjandrawinata","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220119122259","DOIUrl":"10.2174/2772270816666220119122259","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Inflammation is the response to the reaction of any type of bodily injury by elevating cellular metabolism and releasing soluble mediators. It is also a contributing factor of pain. Predimenol, which has previously been known as DLBS1442, is a bioactive extract from Phaleria macrocarpa (Scheff.) Boerl (Thymelaceae). It can be an alternative treatment for pain relief, especially for long-term use.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The objective of this study is to evaluate the anti-inflammatory activities of predimenol through the evaluation of several parameters involved in the inflammatory pathway.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), tumor necrosis factor- (TNF-), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and nuclear factor B (NF-B) were observed after 24 h exposure of predimenol (0-180 µg/mL) to lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 cell. The inflammatory markers were measured using nitric oxide (NO) assay and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for COX-2 inhibitor assay. The gene expressions of TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2 and IL-6 were quantified using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method. Western blotting was applied to detect phosphorylated IB kinase (IKK) protein to confirm the activation of NF-κB.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Our study showed a similar mechanism with most non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Predimenol consistently downregulated the expression of iNOS and inhibited COX-2 activity. Moreover, predimenol significantly inhibited the LPS-induced production of NO, TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-2 and IL-6. Down-regulation of these markers was suggested due to the reduction of NF-κB transcription level and activation by predimenol.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Predimenol exhibits anti-inflammatory activities through NF-kB inactivation-mediated COX-2 suppression, which may suggest that predimenol is a potential analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39832739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristina Di Giorgio, Rosalinda Roselli, Michele Biagioli, Silvia Marchianò, Eleonora Distrutti, Martina Bordoni, Annibale Donini, Stefano Fiorucci
{"title":"Organoids as ex vivo culture system to investigate infection-host interaction in gastric pre-carcinogenesis.","authors":"Cristina Di Giorgio, Rosalinda Roselli, Michele Biagioli, Silvia Marchianò, Eleonora Distrutti, Martina Bordoni, Annibale Donini, Stefano Fiorucci","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220105123702","DOIUrl":"10.2174/2772270816666220105123702","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advancements in stem cell research have enabled the establishment of three-dimensional (3D) primary cell cultures, known as organoids. These culture systems follow the organization of an in vivo organ, as they enclose the different epithelial cell lines of which it is normally composed. Generation of these 3D cultures has bridged the gap between in vitro models, made up by two-dimensional (2D) cancer cell lines cultures, and in vivo animal models, that have major differences with human diseases. Organoids are increasingly used as a model to study colonization of gastric mucosa by infectious agents and to better understand host-microbe interactions and the molecular events that lead to infection, pathogen-epithelial cells interactions and mechanisms of gastric mucosal injury. In this review we will focus on the role of organoids as a tool to investigate molecular interactions of Helicobacter (H.) pylori and Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and gastric mucosa and how these infections, that affect ≈ 45% of the world population, might progress to gastric cancer, a highly prevalent cancer and the third leading cause of cancer death.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39876468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Atul R Chopade, Vijay R Salunkhe, Pramod A Patil, Madhav R Burade, Prakash M Somade, Suraj N Mali, Anima Pandey
{"title":"Antinociceptive Investigations of Niranthin in Complete Freund's Adjuvant-induced Chronic Pain in Mice.","authors":"Atul R Chopade, Vijay R Salunkhe, Pramod A Patil, Madhav R Burade, Prakash M Somade, Suraj N Mali, Anima Pandey","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220105122956","DOIUrl":"10.2174/2772270816666220105122956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The main objectives of the present work are to determine the clinical effect of niranthin on visceral or somatic inflammatory pain. The study was performed to determine the effects of niranthin on visceral or somatic inflammatory hypersensitivity of adult Swiss albino mice by using complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) induced pain model. The effect of CFA injection was determined after 24 hours of injection by using an aesthesiometer such as Von Frey filaments to evaluate tactile acetone-evoked cooling and thermal sensitivity. We used a digital Plethysmometer to measure paw edema. Single dose of niranthin intraperitoneal injection (5 & 10 mg/kg) was injected into mice having CFA-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and after 30 minutes of administration, reduced mechanical hypersensitivity was observed. In addition, niranthin also reduced acetone-evoked hypersensitivity within 4 hours. Compared to DMSO, niranthin was most highly active to reduce CFA-induced paw edema. To reduce mechanical hypersensitivity, multiple doses of niranthin (bis in die (b.i.d.)) from 1st - 5th day and b.i.d. day 9th and 10th) were given and remarkable results were observed such as did not cause tolerance in multiple dosing and significantly reduced in CFA induced hypersensitivity. This work reported niranthin having antinociceptive activity and indicated that niranthin is conventionally active in the management of persistent pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39876467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Platelet Count and IgE Level in Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria: A Case-control Study.","authors":"Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi, Mobin Ahmadiniaz, Pedram Ataee, Erfan Babaei, Behzad Khalafi, Wesam Kooti, Ramyar Rahimi Darehbagh","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220314154951","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772270816666220314154951","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aim: </strong>Chronic Urticaria is an allergic disorder that affects about 0.5 to 5% of the population in different communities. The disease's chronic course and long-term onset impose high economic and psychological costs on communities, adversely affecting individual and social life. Platelets play a role in various pathophysiological processes, including inflammation and immunology. Growing evidence suggests that platelets are actively involved in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory skin diseases. This study investigated the relationship between platelet and immunoglobulin-E markers and chronic idiopathic urticaria.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>In the present case-control study, for the study population, patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria were referred to the Asthma and Allergy Clinic, and their caregivers were selected as the case and control groups, respectively. In this study, the mean platelet count (PLT), mean platelet volume (MPV), platelet distribution width (PDW), and Total IgE values were simultaneously measured in the case and control groups. After taking 5CCs of venous blood, a blood sample was sent to the laboratory for platelet and IgE marker measurements.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>100 patients and 100 healthy persons were evaluated in this study. The mean age in the case group was 34.95, and in the control group was 35.78 years. The results showed that the mean values of PLT, MPV, PDW, and Total IgE in the case group were 12.86, 9.83, 252190, and 147.05, respectively. The mean values of PLT, MPV, PDW, and Total IgE in the control group were 16.93, 7.53, 231410, and 15.29, respectively, which was statistically significant (P = 0.001). Moreover, total IgE in the Autologous Serum Skin Test (ASST) positive group was higher than ASST negative group and was statistically significant (P = 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The study results indicate the possible role of platelets in urticaria and inflammation. MPV in patients with chronic urticaria was higher than in the control group. The present study showed no significant relationship between the severity of urticaria and platelet markers, but there was a significant relationship between the severity of urticaria and ASST. Moreover, the severity of urticaria was higher in the positive skin test group.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 1","pages":"44-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10335513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ganesan Jothimani, Meenu Bhatiya, Surajit Pathak, Sujay Paul, Antara Banerjee
{"title":"Tumor Suppressor microRNAs in Gastrointestinal Cancers: A Mini-Review.","authors":"Ganesan Jothimani, Meenu Bhatiya, Surajit Pathak, Sujay Paul, Antara Banerjee","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220606112727","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772270816666220606112727","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is associated with a group of cancers affecting the organs in the GI tract, with a high incidence and mortality rate. This type of cancer development involves a series of molecular events that arise by the dysregulation of gene expressions and microRNAs (miRNAs).</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This mini-review focuses on elucidating the mechanism of tumor suppressor miRNA-mediated oncogenic gene silencing, which may contribute to a better understanding of miRNA-mediated gene expression regulation of cell cycle, proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis in GI cancers. In this review, the biological significance of tumor suppressor miRNAs involved in gastrointestinal cancers is briefly explained.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The articles were searched with the keywords 'miRNA', 'gastrointestinal cancers', 'esophageal cancer', 'gastric cancer', 'colorectal cancer', 'pancreatic cancer', 'liver cancer', and 'gall bladder cancer' from the Google Scholar and PubMed databases. A total of 71 research and review articles have been collected and referred for this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This review summarises recent research enhancing the effectiveness of miRNAs as novel prognostic, diagnostic, and therapeutic markers for GI cancer treatment strategies. The expression pattern of various miRNAs has been dysregulated in GI cancers, which are associated with proliferation, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, migration, and invasion.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The role of tumor suppressor miRNAs in the negative regulation of oncogenic gene expression was thoroughly explained in this review. Its potential role as a microRNA therapeutic candidate is also discussed. Profiling and regulating tumor suppressor miRNA expression in gastrointestinal cancers using miRNA mimics could be used as a prognostic, diagnostic, and therapeutic marker, as well as an elucidating molecular therapeutic approach to tumor suppression.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 1","pages":"5-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10396527","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Natural Approach in Osteoarthritis Therapy.","authors":"Alice Grigore, Virginia Vulturescu","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220331163707","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772270816666220331163707","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease worldwide, and its rising prevalence is supported by factors such as obesity and sedentariness. At the molecular level, it is considered an inflammatory disease that leads to the destruction of articular cartilage. Effective therapy to end the degenerative process of arthritis remains elusive, and most therapeutic tools prevent the progress or alleviate the symptoms. By now, medicines for OA are available for oral, topical, or intra-articular (IA) therapy and include analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, corticosteroids, and hyaluronic acid. Compared with conventional oral administration, IA therapy has multiple advantages in terms of bioavailability, efficacy, and toxicity. This review aims to study the underlying beneficial effects of herbal medicine in OA therapy and to open new research perspectives. Herbal medicine administered orally or topically exhibits pharmacological properties that could be relevant for their beneficial effect in OA, mainly anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. There are few studies regarding IA injections of plant extracts/ compounds and none related to any combination with agents already used in the clinic. Designing natural pharmaceutical formulations with increased bioavailability that are safe, lack side effects, and are specifically tested, would be a plus for research on medicinal plants and a novelty for the clinic.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 1","pages":"26-31"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10339944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"GDF15 in Vascular and Liver Metabolic Disorders: A Novel Therapeutic Target.","authors":"Stefano Fiorucci, Ginevra Urbani","doi":"10.2174/277227081602221221113442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/277227081602221221113442","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:sec>\u0000<jats:title />\u0000<jats:p />\u0000</jats:sec>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 2","pages":"55-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10634749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Association of Growth Differentiation Factor 15 with Arterial Stiffness and Endothelial Function in Subpopulations of Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study.","authors":"Konstantinos Mourouzis, Gerasimos Siasos, Nikoleta Bozini, Evangelos Oikonomou, Marina Zaromitidou, Vasiliki Tsigkou, Eleni Kokkou, Evanthia Bletsa, Panagiota Stampouloglou, Manolis Vavuranakis, Dimitrios Tousoulis","doi":"10.2174/2772270817666221104120923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772270817666221104120923","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Growth-differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) is a biomarker belonging to the transforming growth factor-beta cytokine superfamily, which is linked to many pathological conditions, including inflammation and myocardial injury. Pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) and augmentation index (AIx) are indices of arterial stiffness, which are associated with the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Flow-mediated dilatation (FMD) is a well-studied surrogate marker of endothelial-dependent dysfunction and systemic inflammation.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>In this proof-of-concept study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between circulating GDF-15, endothelial dysfunction, and indices of arterial stiffness in different settings of coronary artery disease and myocardial injury.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cross-sectional single-center study, we enrolled patients (n = 22) after interventional treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), patients (n = 11) admitted with chest pain and elevated cardiac enzymes but without evidence of obstructing CAD (MI-NOCAD) in percutaneous coronary angiography (CAG), and patients (n = 20) who underwent CAG according to indications without evident obstructive CAD in CAG (NOCAD). FMD was assessed at the brachial artery. AIx of the central aortic pressure and cfPWV were estimated by applanation tonometry at the radial and carotid-femoral site, respectively, with a validated acquisition system (Sphygmo- Cor, AtCor Medical, Sydney (NSW), Australia). ELISA was used to determine circulating GDF- 15 serum levels (R&D Systems, Minneapolis, MN). Clinical and demographic data and values of routine biochemical biomarkers were obtained. The highest high-sensitive cardiac Troponin I (hsTpnI) value during hospitalization was also recorded. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was assessed with a transthoracic echocardiogram.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Patients with AMI were older, had worse LVEF, higher values of hsTpnI and increased circulating GDF-15 levels. Importantly, AMI patients had increased cfPWV values, deteriorated AIx values, blunted FMD and worse serum creatinine levels compared to MI-NOCAD and NOCAD patients, respectively, whereas MI-NOCAD and NOCAD did not differ from each other significantly on these biomarkers. Both AMI and MI-NOCAD patients presented a higher but comparable white blood cell count than NOCAD patients. A strong linear correlation between GDF-15 and cfPWV, hsTpnI, AIx, white blood cell count and creatinine but not with FMD was demonstrated in the general study population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This proof-of-concept study showed that higher circulating levels of GDF-15, an inflammatory biomarker, were associated significantly with increased arterial stiffness only in AMI patients, whereas elevated GDF-15 demonstrated a linear relationship with the severity of the myocardial injury.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 2","pages":"107-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10754885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role of mRAGEs and ACE2 in SARS-CoV-2-Related Inflammation.","authors":"Stefano Fiorucci, Ginevra Urbani","doi":"10.2174/277227081601221018140453","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/277227081601221018140453","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 1","pages":"2-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10403346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim, Hawraa Kadhem Al-Jassas, Gerwyn Morris, Michael Maes
{"title":"Increased ACE2, sRAGE, and Immune Activation, but Lowered Calcium and Magnesium in COVID-19.","authors":"Hussein Kadhem Al-Hakeim, Hawraa Kadhem Al-Jassas, Gerwyn Morris, Michael Maes","doi":"10.2174/2772270816666220318103929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/2772270816666220318103929","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The characterization of new biomarkers that could help externally validate the diagnosis of COVID-19 and optimize treatments is extremely important. Many studies have established changes in immune-inflammatory and antibody levels, but few studies measured the soluble receptor for the advanced glycation end product (sRAGE), angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), calcium, and magnesium in COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate serum advanced glycation end-product receptor (sRAGE) and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)2 and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) and chest CT scan abnormalities (CCTA) in COVID-19.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>sRAGE, ACE2, interleukin (IL)-6, IL-10, C-reactive protein (CRP), calcium, magnesium, and albumin were measured in 60 COVID-19 patients and 30 healthy controls.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>COVID-19 is characterized by significantly increased IL-6, CRP, IL-10, sRAGE, ACE2, and lowered SpO2, albumin, magnesium, and calcium. COVID-19 with CCTAs showed lower SpO<sub>2</sub> and albumin. SpO2 was significantly inversely correlated with IL-6, IL-10, CRP, sRAGE, and ACE2, and positively with albumin, magnesium, and calcium. Neural networks showed that a combination of calcium, IL-6, CRP, and sRAGE yielded an accuracy of 100% in detecting COVID-19 patients, with calcium being the most important predictor followed by IL-6 and CRP. Patients with positive IgG results showed a significant elevation in the serum level of IL-6, sRAGE, and ACE2 compared to the negatively IgG patient subgroup.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results show that immune-inflammatory and RAGE pathways biomarkers may be used as an external validating criterion for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Those pathways coupled with lowered SpO2, calcium, and magnesium are drug targets that may help reduce the consequences of COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":29815,"journal":{"name":"Recent Advances in Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery","volume":"16 1","pages":"32-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10450949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}