The role of iron and ferritin in pathophysiology and as a laboratory marker in COVID-19

SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) emerged in China exponentially and is recognized as a multisystem disease that gradually elevates markers associated with iron metabolism as the infection becomes more intense, becoming a critical factor in the investigation of prognosis. We review the latest scientific findings on the behavior of iron and ferritin in pathophysiology and as laboratory markers in COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019).The findings showed that iron and ferritin play a key role in the pathogenesis of COVID-19, contributing to the worsening of the disease. Therefore, iron dysmetabolism, marked by hyperferritinemia, is associated with inflammatory states in SARS-CoV-2 infection, and ferritin measurement has been shown to be a useful laboratory marker with a clinical and discriminatory potential to define the severity and mortality during COVID-19..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Revista Ciências em Saúde - 12(2022), 3, Seite 12-21

Sprache:

Englisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Samira Costa Sampaio [VerfasserIn]
Gabriel Santos Sacramento [VerfasserIn]
Jessica Bomfim de Almeida [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarker
Covid-19
Ferritin
Iron
Medicine (General)
Nursing
Prognosis
Sars-cov-2

doi:

10.21876/rcshci.v12i3.1275

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ032030665