Relation of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 markers in COVID-19 patients in Kirkuk province

• Published in: Human antibodies Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 213 - 220
• Main Authors: Albarzanji, Zubaida Najat Mustafa, Wahid, Nuha Mumin, Shaker, Najlaa Bakir, Al-Bayati, Zaid Mohammed
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Adhesion; Adult; Aged; Alveoli; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Antibodies, Viral - immunology; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - blood; Case-Control Studies; Cell adhesion; Cell adhesion & migration; Cell adhesion molecules; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - blood; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - virology; Damage detection; Endothelial cells; Endothelium; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin G - blood; Immunoglobulin M; Immunoglobulin M - blood; Immunoglobulin M - immunology; Immunoglobulins; Immunology; Intercellular adhesion molecule 1; Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Patients; Polymerase chain reaction; Public health; Risk factors; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 - blood; Viral diseases; COVID-19; RS-CoV-2; IgM/IgG antibody; VCAM-1; ICAM-1

BACKGROUND: The advent of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented a substantial and urgent global public health issue. Biomarkers have the potential to be utilized for the identification of endothelium and/or alveolar epithelial damage in instances of COVID-19 infection. AIM OF THE STU...