The receptor for advanced glycation end product (RAGE) pathway in COVID-19.
Demet Yalçın KehribarMustafa CihangirogluEmine SehmenBahattin AvciAylin CaprazAyse Yildirim BilginCaner GunaydinMetin OzgenPublished in: Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals (2021)
In this study, patients with high sRAGE levels were younger and had asymptomatic COVID-19. Patients with low sRAGE levels were elderly patients with lung involvement, which indicates that the RAGE pathway plays an important role in the aggravation of COVID-19.