TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparison of biochemical and immunological biomarker levels of patients with COVID-19 with healthy individuals
AB  - Objectives: It was aimed to compare Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT), Alpha-1 acid glycoprotein (AGP), Total Immuno globulin M (Total IgM), Total Immunoglobulin G (Total IgG), Galectin-3 (Gal3), and severe acute respiratory syn drome coronavirus 2 IgG (SARS-CoV-2 IgG) levels in pa tients with COVID-19 and healthy individuals. Methods: The study included a total of 86 participants, 44 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test and 42 as the control group. AAT, AGP, Total IgM, and Total IgG levels were measured using the immunoturbidimetric method. Gal3 and SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were measured using the chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay method. Results: AAT, AGP, Total IgG, Gal3, and SARS-CoV-2 IgG levels were found to be significantly higher in the patient group compared to the control group (p<0.001 for all tests). In the patient group, there was a moderate correlation between AAT-AGP and SARS-CoV-2 IgG-AAT (r=0.692; r=0.561, respectively). Conclusions: High levels of AAT, AGP, Total IgG, Gal3, and SARS-CoV-2 IgG in the patient group and correlations be tween variables suggest that these parameters may be involved in the pathogenesis of the disease and provide an idea about the prognosis of the disease. However, new studies on this subject are neededin order to clearly reveal the laboratory tests related to the clinical course of the disease.
AU  - Kaya, Cantürk
AU  - ERÇİN, UĞUR
AU  - TÜRK ARIBAŞ, Emel
AU  - TEKELİ, Mehmet Emin
AU  - Bilgihan, Ayse
AU  - Sepici Dincel, Aylin
AU  - TUNÇBİLEK, Semra
DO  - 10.1515/tjb-2020-0624
PY  - 2021
JO  - Türk Biyokimya Dergisi
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
SN  - 1303-829X
SP  - 367
EP  - 375
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/492755
ER  -