Heme oxygenase-1 as an important predictor of the severity of COVID-19.

Yu Hara Jun TsukijiAya YabeYoshika OnishiHaruka HiroseMasaki YamamotoMakoto KudoTakeshi KanekoToshiaki Ebina

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Clinically, serum HO-1, reflecting the activation of M2, could be a very useful marker for evaluating disease severity and predicting prognoses for COVID-19 patients. In addition, controlling activated M2 might be a preventative COVID-19 therapeutic target.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
pi k akt
signaling pathway