High levels of circulating osteopontin in inflammatory lung disease regardless of Sars‐CoV‐2 infection

Graphical Abstract This study independently confirms increased levels of osteopontin in COVID‐19 patients but also suggests that osteopontin cannot be used as a biomarker of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, as elevated levels of circulating osteopontin are found in inflammatory lung disease regardless of SARS‐...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Cappellano, Hugo Abreu, Davide Raineri, Lorenza Scotti, Luigi Castello, Rosanna Vaschetto, Annalisa Chiocchetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021-03-01
Series:EMBO Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.15252/emmm.202114124
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Summary:Graphical Abstract This study independently confirms increased levels of osteopontin in COVID‐19 patients but also suggests that osteopontin cannot be used as a biomarker of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, as elevated levels of circulating osteopontin are found in inflammatory lung disease regardless of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection.
ISSN:1757-4676
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