Correlation of Low Levels of α-1 Antitrypsin and Elevation of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio with Higher Mortality in Severe COVID-19 Patients.

Ghazaleh ShimiGolbon SohrabKatayoun PourvaliArman GhorbaniFarinaz Hosseini BalamKhalil RostamiHamid Zand

Published in: Mediators of inflammation (2021)

The current study revealed that severe COVID-19 patients had low serum AAT levels related to CRP values. Therefore, AAT response may be considered as a new mechanism by which some COVID-19 patients show immune dysregulation and more severe symptoms.

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