Publication date: Jul 09, 2023
Adipokines play an important role in the regulation of inflammatory responses toward infections, including COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the role of chemerin, adiponectin, and leptin in prognosis and post-COVID lung sequelae in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Serum levels of the three adipokines were measured upon admission of polymerase chain reaction-confirmed patients with COVID-19 who were followed up for 6 months for the clinical outcome and lung sequelae formation. A total of 77 patients were included in the study. Of the 77 patients, 58. 4% were males, and the median age was 63. 2 +/- 18. 3 years. Fifty-one patients (66. 2%) had a good prognosis. Among adipokines, only chemerin was significantly lower in the bad prognosis group (P
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Adiponectin | Adipokine |
| Inflammatory | Biomarker |
| Males | COVID-19 |
| Polymerase | Lung |
| Prognosis |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | sequelae |
| disease | MESH | infections |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| drug | DRUGBANK | Leptin |