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Serum periostin levels in COVID-19: is it useful as a new biomarker?
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  • Mehmet Çabalak,
  • Serdar Doğan,
  • Tayibe Bal,
  • Nursel DİKMEN
Mehmet Çabalak
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University

Corresponding Author:mehcab@yahoo.com

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Serdar Doğan
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Tayibe Bal
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University
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Nursel DİKMEN
Hatay Mustafa Kemal University
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Abstract

Objectives: Severe disease characterized by interstitial pneumonia may develop in some cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Periostin has been associated with many respiratory diseases. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether periostin could be a useful new biomarker in the follow-up and severity assessment of the disease in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Methods: In the study, 32 patients followed up during May–July 2020 due to COVID-19 and 24 healthy controls were included. The patients were divided into two groups, namely, mild/moderate and severe, according to the severity of the disease. Serum periostin and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) levels were tested using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method using commercially available ELISA kits. Results: It was observed that the periostin level was significantly higher in both mild/moderate cases and severe cases compared to the control group at first presentation. However, TGF-β levels at first presentation were similar between the groups. Conclusions: Our study is the first study to investigate periostin levels in patients with COVID-19, and we believe that periostin can be used as a new biomarker. Keywords: COVID-19, Periostin, TGF-β, Pneumonia, New Biomarker Coronaviruses are among the main pathogens that mainly target the human respiratory system. Severe disease characterized by interstitial pneumonia develops in 10-20% of patients. Periostin has recently been shown to be an indicator of disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and asthma. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether periostin could be a useful new biomarker in the follow-up and severity assessment of the disease in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. This article demonstrated that periostin is a useful new biomarker for disease follow-up and severity in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. It is also the first study on periostin levels in patients with COVID-19
10 May 2021Submitted to International Journal of Clinical Practice
18 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
18 May 2021Assigned to Editor
03 Jun 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
10 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
10 Jun 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
13 Jul 20211st Revision Received
16 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
16 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
16 Jul 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
09 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Accept