During the new COVID-19 pandemic physicians all over the world have faced different challenges .Oxidative stress is a probable cause of multi organ failure in this setting which never has been evaluated in COVID-19 infection to the best of knowledge.Present study aimed to evaluate oxidative stress marker and redox system status in different COVID-19 patients regarding the severity of involvement.
Oxidative stress is a probable cause of multi organ failure in this setting which never has been evaluated in COVID-19 infection to the best of knowledge.Present study aimed to evaluate oxidative stress marker and redox system status in different COVID-19 patients regarding the severity of involvement. Demographic and lab data of 60 COVID-19 confirmed positive cases gathered .These patients divided in to two arms: 1- severe COVID-19 which were intubated or admitted in intensive care unit due to severe hypoxia 2- non-severe COVID-19 patients which were not hypoxic and admitted in ward with no need to invasive oxygenation. All patients had positive RT-PCR positive nasopharyngeal swab results for COVID-19 or Lung CT scan compatible with COVID-19. Malondialdehyde(MDA) , Biopterin, Neopterin, SOD, Glutathione levels would be checked by ELISA tests and compared between these two groups and healthy controls.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
90
Checking oxidative stress markers and redox system status
Nooshin Dalili
Tehran, Iran
MDA concentration
MDA x 2 ULN in severe COVID
Time frame: 2 weeks
Biopterin concentration
Difference between severe and controls
Time frame: 2 weeks
Neopterin rate of increase
Difference between severe and controls
Time frame: 2 weeks
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