Autoantibodies in COVID-19, a possible role in the pathogenesis of the disease.

Nikolina Bašić Jukić Gordana PavlisaNada Tomic SremecIvana JuricRobert LedenkoDunja RogicBojan Jelakovic

Published in: Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy (2023)

Positive autoantibodies in a large proportion of patients suggest a role of autoimmunity in the pathophysiology of acute COVID-19 disease. NuMA was the strongest predictor of AKI.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
acute kidney injury
liver failure
prognostic factors
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
patient reported
mechanical ventilation