Systematic Review of Endocan as a Potential Biomarker of COVID-19

Since the start of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several biomarkers have been proposed to assess the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. The present systematic review evaluated endocan (a marker of endothelial cell damage) as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for COVID-19. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Embase were searched for studies comparing circulating endocan levels between COVID-19 cases and controls, and/or different severities/complications of COVID-19. Eight studies (686 individuals) were included, from which four reported significantly higher levels of endocan in COVID-19 cases compared with healthy controls. More severe disease was also associated with higher endocan levels in some of the studies. Studies reported higher endocan levels in patients who died from COVID-19, were admitted to an intensive care unit, and had COVID-19-related complications. Endocan also acted as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker with different cut-offs. In conclusion, endocan could be a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for COVID-19. Further studies with larger sample sizes are warranted to evaluate this role of endocan.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

2023

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Angiology - 75(2023), 2 vom: 25. Feb., Seite 107-115

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Khalaji, Amirmohammad [VerfasserIn]
Amirkhani, Nikan [VerfasserIn]
Sharifkashani, Sourena [VerfasserIn]
Peiman, Soheil [VerfasserIn]
Behnoush, Amir Hossein [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
COVID-19
ESM-1
ESM1 protein, human
Endocan
Endothelial cell-specific molecule-1
Journal Article
Neoplasm Proteins
Proteoglycans
Review
Systematic Review
Systematic review

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Date Completed 26.12.2023

Date Revised 26.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/00033197231152941

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351912215