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The role of carbohydrate antigen 125 in COVID-19

Esra Dökümcü1

  • 1Medical Biochemistry Laboratory, Edirne Public Health Institution, Turkey.

Medical Hypotheses
|April 19, 2021
PubMed

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Carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA-125) may help assess cardiovascular damage in COVID-19 patients. Monitoring CA-125 levels could improve prognosis prediction and treatment monitoring for this inflammatory disease.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Biomarker Research

Background:

  • COVID-19 causes cardiovascular injury through complex inflammatory pathways.
  • Elevated cardiac and inflammatory biomarkers in COVID-19 correlate with poor prognosis.
  • Current biomarkers lack specificity for assessing COVID-19 severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the potential role of Carbohydrate Antigen 125 (CA-125) as a biomarker in COVID-19.
  • To explore CA-125's utility in identifying cardiovascular damage mechanisms in COVID-19 patients.
  • To assess CA-125's value in monitoring disease prognosis and treatment response.

Main Methods:

  • The study reviews existing literature on CA-125 in cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19.
  • Analysis focuses on the correlation between CA-125 levels and clinical, hemodynamic, and echocardiographic parameters.
  • Investigates the relationship between CA-125 and outcomes like mortality and re-hospitalization.

Main Results:

  • Increasing CA-125 levels are associated with cardiovascular diseases, mortality, and heart failure re-hospitalization.
  • CA-125 shows potential as a marker for cardiovascular involvement in COVID-19.
  • The findings suggest a link between CA-125 and the severity of COVID-19-related cardiac injury.

Conclusions:

  • CA-125 may serve as a valuable biomarker for identifying COVID-19-induced cardiovascular damage.
  • Monitoring CA-125 levels could aid in predicting prognosis and guiding treatment for COVID-19 patients.
  • Further research is warranted to fully establish CA-125's role in managing COVID-19 cardiovascular complications.

Keywords:
BiomarkerCA-125COVID-19Cardiovascular diseaseHeart failure

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