School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520.
J Immunol. 2020 Jul 15;205(2):307-312. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000513. Epub 2020 Jun 3.
The inflammatory response to severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 infection has a direct impact on the clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 patients. Of the many innate immune pathways that are engaged by severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2, we highlight the importance of the inflammasome pathway. We discuss available pharmaceutical agents that target a critical component of inflammasome activation, signaling leading to cellular pyroptosis, and the downstream cytokines as a promising target for the treatment of severe coronavirus disease 2019-associated diseases.
严重急性呼吸综合征相关冠状病毒 2 感染引起的炎症反应对 2019 年冠状病毒病患者的临床结局有直接影响。在严重急性呼吸综合征相关冠状病毒 2 激活的许多先天免疫途径中,我们强调了炎症小体途径的重要性。我们讨论了现有的靶向炎症小体激活的关键组成部分、导致细胞细胞焦亡的信号传导以及下游细胞因子的药物,它们是治疗严重 2019 年冠状病毒病相关疾病的有希望的靶点。