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ArticleJournal of inflammation research2020

Alteration of Liver Biomarkers in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Pourya Gholizadeh, Rohollah Safari, Parham Marofi, Elham Zeinalzadeh, Pasquale Pagliano, Khudaverdi Ganbarov, Silvano Esposito, Ehsaneh Khodadadi, Mehdi Yousefi, Hossein Samadi Kafil

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Article in Journal of inflammation research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Pourya GholizadehStudent Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-1451-3996
Rohollah SafariDepartment of Microbiology, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Parham MarofiHematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Elham ZeinalzadehHematology and Oncology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Pasquale PaglianoDepartment of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Khudaverdi GanbarovDepartment of Microbiology, Baku State University, Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.ORCID 0000-0002-6847-3598
Silvano EspositoDepartment of Medicine, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Ehsaneh KhodadadiDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mehdi YousefiStem Cell Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hossein Samadi KafilDrug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-6026-8795
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRUniversity of Salerno · ITBaku State University · AZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in China and spread worldwide. In this study, we assessed the characteristics of markers of the liver in patients with COVID-19 to provide new insights in improving clinical treatment. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe recruited 279 patients who confirmed COVID-19 and the data of liver biomarkers and complete blood count of patients were defined as the day onset when the patients admitted to the hospital.

resultsThe average of LDH value was 621.29 U/L in all patients with COVID-19, and CPK was 286.90 U/L. The average AST was 44.03 U/L in all patients, and ALT was 31.14 U/L. The AST/ALT ratio was 1.64 in all patients. The measurement of CRP was increased by 79.93% in all patients. Average ALT and AST values of patients with elevated ALT were significantly increased in comparison to patients with normal ALT (

conclusionHepatic injury and abnormal liver enzymes related to COVID-19 infection is an acute non-specific inflammation alteration.

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aminotransferasesCOVID-19hepatic injuryliver enzymesSARS-CoV-2

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PMID32669866
PMCPMC7335895
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