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ReviewOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland)2024

Progress in cytokine research for ARDS: A comprehensive review.

Kaihuan Zhou, Junyu Lu

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Review in Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  3. Alternative splicing of toll-like receptor pathway mRNAs in lung immune cells from patients with ARDS.American journal of physiology. Lung cellular and molecular physiology · 2026
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  5. Cytokine storm in acute respiratory distress syndrome.Journal of intensive medicine · 2026
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  13. Rewiring the Lung-CNS Axis After Spinal Cord Injury.Journal of inflammation research · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kaihuan ZhouIntensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China.
Junyu LuIntensive Care Unit, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 166 Daxuedong Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530007, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a critical form of acute respiratory failure characterized by diffuse alveolar damage, refractory hypoxemia, and non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, resulting in high mortality. Dysregulated inflammation, driven by cytokines, is central to ARDS pathogenesis, progression, and prognosis. Objective: This review synthesizes current knowledge on the role of cytokines in ARDS and evaluates their potential as therapeutic targets, offering new insights for clinical management. Methods: A comprehensive analysis of recent studies was conducted to explore the roles of pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-10, IL-22) in ARDS pathogenesis and to assess current and emerging therapies targeting these cytokines. Results: Pro-inflammatory cytokines are crucial in initiating inflammatory responses and lung injury in early ARDS, while anti-inflammatory cytokines help regulate and resolve inflammation. Targeted therapies, such as IL-1 and IL-6 inhibitors, show potential in managing ARDS, particularly in COVID-19, but their clinical efficacy is still debated. Combination therapy strategies may enhance outcomes, but further large-scale, multicenter randomized controlled trials are required to establish their safety and efficacy. Conclusion: Understanding cytokine regulation in ARDS could lead to innovative therapeutic approaches. Future research should focus on cytokine roles across ARDS subtypes and stages and develop biomarker-driven, individualized treatments.

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ARDScytokinesIL-6immunitypathogenesistargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID39479463
PMCPMC11524396

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