Fetuin-A Deficiency but Not Pentraxin 3, FGF-21, or Irisin, Predisposes to More Serious COVID-19 Course

Fetuin-A Deficiency but Not Pentraxin 3, FGF-21, or Irisin, Predisposes to More Serious COVID-19 Course

Analysis of liver biopsy specimens showed that SARS-CoV-2 might have led to liver damage. This study aimed to evaluate the role of selected hepatokines and myokines in the development and progression of COVID-19. Seventy patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 and 20 healthy volunteers were enro...

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Main Authors: Michał Kukla, Tomasz Menżyk, Marcin Dembiński, Marek Winiarski, Aleksander Garlicki, Monika Bociąga-Jasik, Magdalena Skonieczna, Dorota Hudy, Barbara Maziarz, Beata Kuśnierz-Cabala, Maria Kapusta, Lubomir Skladany, Ivica Grgurevic, Ivana Mikolasevic, Tajana Filipec-Kanizaj, Małgorzata Wójcik-Bugajska, Tomasz Grodzicki, Tomasz Rogula, Dominika Stygar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Biomolecules
Subjects:
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
fetuin-A
fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21)
irisin
pentraxin 3 (PTX3)
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/10/1422

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