Mesut Ortatatli, Tugba Fatsa, Deniz Dogan Mulazimoglu, Sema Oren, Cumhur Artuk, Tugrul Hosbul, Neslihan Kulahlioglu, Levent Kenar
BACKGROUND: COVID-19, the 21st century pandemic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, has shown a wide clinical spectrum ranging from asymptomatic to deadly serious pneumonia. OBJECTIVE: In our study, the relationship between the pathogenesis and clinical severity of COVID-19 and vitamin D, ACE2, Furin and TMPRSS2 was investigated. METHODS: Serum 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)2 D and ACE2 protein were measured in 85 COVID-19 cases, divided into 5 groups, according to disease severity, from asymptomatic to severe and including a healthy control group...
February 14, 2023: Archives of Medical Research