2025
Therapeutic JAK inhibition does not impact lung injury during viral or bacterial pneumonia in male mice
Sharma L, Singh R, Ngeow C, van der Geest R, Duray A, Tolman N, McVerry B, Dela Cruz C, Alcorn J, Bain W, Robinson K. Therapeutic JAK inhibition does not impact lung injury during viral or bacterial pneumonia in male mice. Physiological Reports 2025, 13: e70232. PMID: 39921246, PMCID: PMC11805821, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.70232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMurine model of influenzaIL-6 deletionMRSA pneumoniaModel of influenzaInflammatory cell recruitmentIL-6Interferon-stimulated genesMurine modelCell recruitmentJAK inhibitionElevated levels of IL-6Tissue injuryLevels of IL-6IL-6 deficiencyJAK inhibitor baricitinibSuppression of cytokinesLimit tissue injuryLung tissue injurySecondary bacterial infectionInfluenza infectionJAK/STAT signaling pathwayBaricitinib treatmentInhibitory therapyClinical efficacyBacterial burden
2020
Persistent Viral Presence Determines the Clinical Course of the Disease in COVID-19
Chang D, Zhao P, Zhang D, Dong JH, Xu Z, Yang G, Li BY, Liu HX, Li BA, Qin CF, Peng XH, Wang FS, Xie LX, Chen Z, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L, Qin EQ. Persistent Viral Presence Determines the Clinical Course of the Disease in COVID-19. The Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology In Practice 2020, 8: 2585-2591.e1. PMID: 32574840, PMCID: PMC7305869, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.06.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedBetacoronavirusChildChild, PreschoolComorbidityCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19C-Reactive ProteinFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansInfantInflammationInflammation MediatorsInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRespiration, ArtificialSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexYoung AdultConceptsDisease severityViral clearanceViral persistenceDisease outcomeCOVID-19Viral presenceExtensive lung involvementC-reactive proteinEffective antiviral therapyCoronavirus disease 2019Severe disease outcomesHost antiviral mechanismsInfectious viral particlesImmunomodulatory therapyInflammatory markersLung involvementRespiratory supportClinical courseAntiviral therapyIL-6Viral reactivationClinical managementInflammatory responseChest imagingDisease 2019
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