Table.
Therapeutic Interventions in Development to Reduce Persistent Immune Activation
Intervention | Examples |
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Antiinfective therapy | Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex virus, HCV/HBV |
Antiaging | Caloric restriction, sirtuin activators, vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, rapamycin, diet, exercise |
Enhance T-cell renewal | Growth hormone, interleukin 7 |
Chemokine receptor inhibitors | Maraviroc, cenicriviroc |
Microbial translocation | Sevelamer, colostrum, rifaximin |
Antifibrotic drugs or agents | Pirfenidone, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, keratinocyte growth factor |
Anticoagulants | Low-dose warfarin, dabigatran, aspirin, clopidogrel |
Antiinflammatory drugs | Chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine |
Minocycline | |
NSAIDs: COX-2i, aspirin | |
Statins | |
Methotrexate | |
Thalidomide, lenalidomide, pentoxyfyline (weak TNF inhibitors) | |
Biologics | TNF inhibitors, interleukin 6 inhibitors, anti–alpha-interferon antibodies, anti-PD1 antibodies |
COX-2i indicates cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NSAID, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug; PD1, programmed death 1; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.