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Potential Role of Certain Biomarkers Such as Vitamin B12, ROS, Albumin, as Early Predictors for Prognosis of COVID-19 Outcomes.
Lymperaki, Evgenia; Kazeli, Konstantina; Variti, Georgia; Gerothanasi, Magda; Gkinoudis, Argyrios; Tsamesidis, Ioannis; Vagdatli, Eleni.
  • Lymperaki E; Department of Biomedical Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Kazeli K; Department of Biomedical Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Variti G; Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation (CIRI-AUTH), 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Gerothanasi M; School of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Gkinoudis A; Department of Biomedical Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Tsamesidis I; Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, 54642 Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Vagdatli E; Department of Biomedical Sciences, International Hellenic University, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Medicines (Basel) ; 9(6)2022 Jun 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1903384
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 disease is still a major global concern because of its morbidity and its mortality in severe disease. Certain biomarkers including Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS), vitamins, and trace elements are known to play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of the disease. The aim of our study was to evaluate how certain biomarkers, such as ROS, biochemical indicators, trace elements in serum blood of 139 COVID-19 hospitalized patients, and 60 non-COVID cases according to age and sex variations, can serve as the predictors for prognosis of COVID-19 outcome. An attempt of correlating these biomarkers with the severity of the disease as well as with each other is represented. All subjects were hospitalized from April 2021 until June 2021. A statistically significant increase of B12 levels (p = 0.0029) and ROS levels (p < 0.0001) as well as a decrease in albumin and Total Protein (T.P.) levels (p < 0.001) was observed especially in the early stage of the disease before CRP and ferritin elevation. Additionally, a statistically significant increase in ferritin (p = 0.007), B12 (p = 0.035, sALT p = 0.069, Glucose p = 0.012 and urea p = 0.096 and a decrease in Ca p = 0.005, T.P p = 0.052 albumin p = 0.046 between stage B (CRP values 6-30 mg/L) and C (CRP values 30-100 mg/L) was evident. Thus, this study concludes that clinicians could successfully employ biomarkers such as vitamin B12, ROS and albumin as possible prognosis tools for an early diagnosis. In addition, the total biochemical profile can assist in the understanding of the severity of COVID-19 disease, and could potentially lead to a better diet or early pharmaceutical treatment to prevent some of the more acute symptoms.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Prognostic study Language: English Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Medicines9060036