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- MakaleAçık Erişim2022Scopus SJRQ3Comparison of Serum Adropin Levels in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus, COVID-19, and COVID-19 with Diabetes Mellitus
Aydın, Pelin; Karabulut Uzunçakmak, Sevgi; Tör, İbrahim Hakkı; Bilen, Arzu; Özden, Ayşe
Objective: In the present study, the relationship between a poor prognosis and adropin levels in diabetic patients with coronavirus disease 2019 was investigated by measuring serum adropin levels and levels of D-dimer, C-reactive protein, and ferritin, which are considered prognostic factors for coronavirus disease 2019. Materials and Methods: Hundred volunteer participants treated in the Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital were included in this study. Serum adropin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The relationship between serum adropin level and C-reactive protein, ferritin, and D-dimer levels was analyzed by correlation analysis. Results: The participants’ serum adropin levels differed between the groups (P =.0007). The control group had the highest adropin levels among groups. The lowest adropin levels were in the COVID + diabetes mellitus group. Adropin levels of diabetes mellitus, COVID, and diabetes mellitus + COVID groups were significantly decreased when compared to the control (P <.05). There was a significant negative correlation between adropin and C-reactive protein, D-dimer, and ferritin. Conclusion: Adropin can be used as an auxiliary biomarker, a prognostic factor in the early management of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with diabetes mellitus. We think that our study will guide future studies conducted in this field.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Expression level of the angiotensin 2 (ACE2) gene in patients with COVID-19
Dirican, Ebubekir; Aydin, Ismail Erkan; Savrun, Seyda
Purpose: Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2). The angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) can play a vital role in regulating the pathological changes of various diseases, including COVID-19. The aim of this study was to analyze the expression of the ACE2 gene in Turkish COVID-19 patients. Materials and Methods: Eighty COVID-19 PCR test positive patients and 80 PCR test negative healthy volunteers were included in the study. RNA isolation was carried out from all samples. The RT-PCR device was used to analyze the expression of the ACE2 gene. Results: A significant difference was found in the age, Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), ferritin and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels of the COVID-19 patients compared to the healthy volunteers. Based on the gene expression results, it was found that ACE2 gene expression was significantly higher in COVID-19 patients compared to healthy volunteers. In patients with COVID-19, a significant difference was found between the expression of the ACE2 gene and the levels of Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), Hemoglobin (HGB), Hematocrit (HCT) and CRP. Conclusion: ACE2 gene expression was high in the COVID-19 patients and showed differences based on clinical data. Thus, the expression of ACE2 can have paradoxical effects that support the pathogenicity of SARSCoV2 but, conversely, limit viral infection. The availability of ACE2 receptors may increase the susceptibility and / or disease course of COVID-19.
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