Analysis of the expression of the Serpina1 gene in SARS-CoV-2 infection : study of a new biomarker

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INTRODUCTION: The SERPINA1 gene encodes the protein Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT1). Possible imbalances between the concentrations of proteases and antiproteases (AAT1) can lead to the development of serious pulmonary and extrapulmonary pathologies. In this work we study the importance of this possible imbalance in patients with COVID-19.

OBJECTIVES: To correlate the severity of the symptoms of SARS-COV-2 infection with the AAT1 concentrations at diagnosis of the disease.

METHODS: An observational, prospective, cross-sectional, non-interventional, analytical study was carried out where 181 cases with COVID-19 admitted to the "Lozano Blesa" University Clinical Hospital of Zaragoza were selected. The concentration of AAT1 was studied in all of them and this was correlated with the clinical aspects and biochemical parameters at hospital admission.

RESULTS: 141 cases corresponded to patients with severe COVID and 40 patients with mild COVID. AAT1 levels were positively correlated with the days of hospitalization, severity, C-Reactive Protein, ferritin, admission to Intensive Care, and death, and presented a negative correlation with the number of lymphocytes/mm3. AAT1 concentrations higher than 237.5 mg/dL allowed the patient to be classified as "severe" (S72%; E78%) and 311.5 mg/dL were associated with the risk of admission to Intensive Care or Exitus (S67%; E79%).

CONCLUSIONS: Levels of the SERPINA1 gene expression product, AAT1, correlate with the severity of COVID-19 patients at diagnosis of the disease, being useful as a prognostic biomarker.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Revista clinica espanola - (2024) vom: 10. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pintanel-Raymundo, M [VerfasserIn]
Menao-Guillén, S [VerfasserIn]
Perales-Afán, J J [VerfasserIn]
García-Gutiérrez, A [VerfasserIn]
Moreno-Gázquez, I [VerfasserIn]
Julián-Ansón, M [VerfasserIn]
Ramos-Álvarez, M [VerfasserIn]
Olivera-González, S [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez-Cía, I [VerfasserIn]
Torralba-Cabeza, M A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Alfa-1 antitripsina
Alpha-1 antitrypsin
COVID-19
Journal Article
SARS-COV-2
SERPINA1

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Date Revised 25.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1016/j.rceng.2024.04.006

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NLM370980425