Enhanced vitamin K expenditure as a major contributor to vitamin K deficiency in COVID-19

Enhanced vitamin K expenditure as a major contributor to vitamin K deficiency in COVID-19

Objectives: Vitamin K deficiency consistently associates with worse clinical outcome in COVID-19 patients. However, whether this is due to increased expenditure during inflammation or poor vitamin K status prior to infection remained unknown. Methods: Dp-ucMGP levels of 128 individuals were measured...

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Main Authors: Margot P.J. Visser, Jona Walk, Cees Vermeer, Simona Bílková, Rob Janssen, Otto Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Matrix Gla Protein
Dp-ucMGP
Elastic fibers
Vitamin K
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222005690

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