在COVID-19后的患者中,循环calprotectin作为持久性嗅觉功能障碍的潜在生物标志物
Beatrice Francavilla1, Gianluca Velletrani1, Denise Fiorelli2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome 00133 Italy.
Cytokine
|July 4, 2024
概括
循环中的calprotectin (cCLP) 显示为持续的COVID-19后嗅觉功能障碍的生物标志物. 随着嗅觉训练,水平下降,这表明它在监测治疗有效性的作用.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 生物标志物 生物标志物
- 传染病研究 传染病研究
背景情况:
- 持续的嗅觉功能障碍是COVID-19的常见后果.
- 目前正在研究循环蛋白 (cCLP) 作为潜在的炎症状况生物标志物.
研究的目的:
- 评估循环中的calprotectin作为COVID-19后持续嗅觉功能障碍的生物标志物.
- 为了评估嗅觉训练后calprotectin水平的变化.
主要方法:
- 一项纵向研究涉及36名患有COVID-19后嗅觉功能障碍 (低/低) 的患者和两个对照组.
- 在3个月的嗅觉训练之前和之后测量血清和鼻子上游生物calprotectin水平.
- 在患者和对照组之间比较calprotectin水平,并评估干预后的变化.
主要成果:
- 与对照人群相比,患有嗅觉功能障碍的患者的血清和鼻中发现了较高的calprotectin水平.
- 嗅觉训练后观察到嗅觉功能的显著改善.
- 在训练后的血清和鼻腔样本中,观察到相应的calprotectin水平下降.
结论:
- 循环中的calprotectin显示出作为COVID-19后持续性嗅觉功能障碍的生物标志物的潜力.
- 减少calprotectin水平表明其在监测嗅觉障碍治疗反应中的有用性.
- 需要进一步的研究来验证鼻子疾病中的calprotectin测定及其与鼻腔细胞学的相关性.
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