Protein C and S activities in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Khoshnegah, P Siyadat, M Rostami… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2024 - Springer
COVID-19 has been associated with alterations in coagulation. Recent reports have shown
that protein C and S activities are altered in COVID-19. This may affect the complications …

[HTML][HTML] Presence of procoagulant peripheral blood mononuclear cells in severe COVID-19 patients relate to ventilation perfusion mismatch and precede pulmonary …

M Raadsen, T Langerak, J Du Toit, M Kruip… - Journal of critical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose Pulmonary emboli (PE) contribute substantially to coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) related mortality and morbidity. Immune cell-mediated hyperinflammation drives …

Prostaglandin E2/Leukotriene B4 balance and viral load in distinct clinical stages of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study

LR Gadelha, MJB Costa, JPA de Abreu… - Prostaglandins & Other …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2) and leukotriene B 4 (LTB 4) are
eicosanoids involved in modulation of the antiviral immune response. Recent studies have …

Impact of IL-6 rs1800795 and IL-17A rs2275913 gene polymorphisms on the COVID-19 prognosis and susceptibility in a sample of Iranian patients

M Khafaei, R Asghari, F Zafari, M Sadeghi - Cytokine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background From asymptomatic to acute and life-threatening pulmonary infection, the
clinical manifestations of COVID-19 are highly variable. Interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-17A are key …

Absolute protein quantification based on calibrated particle counting using electrospray-differential mobility analysis

W Mi, X Zhang, B Wang, R Sun, S Ma, Z Hu, X Dai - Analytica Chimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
The traceability of in vitro diagnostics or drug products is based on the accurate
quantification of proteins. In this study, we developed an absolute quantification approach …

Investigation of Serum Endocan Levels in SARS-CoV-2 Patients

L Constantin, A Ungurianu, A Streinu-Cercel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Endocan is an endothelial-cell-specific proteoglycan (ESM-1) and has emerged as an
endothelial dysfunction and inflammatory marker in recent years. Endocan can be used as a …

Vitamin D Levels as a Marker of Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection

L Athanassiou, I Kostoglou-Athanassiou… - Life, 2024 - mdpi.com
The SARS-CoV-2 virus may cause severe infection, which is associated with diverse clinical
manifestations. Vitamin D has immunomodulating properties and may enhance the body's …

The relationship between gut and nasopharyngeal microbiome composition can predict the severity of COVID-19

B Martin-Castaño, P Diez-Echave, J García-García… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that displays great …

External validation of the CHEDDAR score for suspected pulmonary embolism in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in an independent cohort

A Franco-Moreno, E Palma-Huerta… - Journal of Thrombosis …, 2024 - Springer
The accuracy of the classic scores that help stratify the pretest clinical probability of
pulmonary embolism (PE) in SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is low. Therefore, to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant infection on the outcomes of patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: A prospective cohort study

S Du, Z Zhang, C Fu, L Tan, L Mou, Y Huang, J Feng… - Brain …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to investigate the impact of the infection with the novel coronavirus
Omicron variant on the outcomes of patients with severe spontaneous intracerebral …