Serum albumin levels: a biomarker to be repurposed in different disease settings in clinical practice

E Gremese, D Bruno, V Varriano, S Perniola… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Serum albumin (ALB), one of the most important proteins in human physiology, has the main
functions of maintaining plasma oncotic pressure and plasma volume, transporting …

Maternal COVID-19 vaccination and its potential impact on fetal and neonatal development

NA Karrow, UK Shandilya, S Pelech… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vaccines have been developed under accelerated timelines to combat the COVID-19
pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. Although they are considered the best …

Study of albumin oxidation in COVID-19 pneumonia patients: Possible mechanisms and consequences

T Wybranowski, M Napiórkowska, M Bosek… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress induced by neutrophils and hypoxia in COVID-19 pneumonia leads to
albumin modification. This may result in elevated levels of advanced oxidation protein …

[HTML][HTML] Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a Model System to Investigate the Role of the Innate Immune Response in Human Infectious Diseases

M Franza, R Varricchio, G Alloisio… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a valuable model for studying host-pathogen
interactions due to its unique combination of characteristics. These include extensive …

A nomogram including admission serum glycated albumin/albumin ratio to predict mortality in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

L Wang, H Xie, Y Liu, Z Zou - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Background Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a novel tick-borne
infectious disease with a high fatality rate. Although several nomograms based on …

Direct detection of glycated human serum albumin and hyperglycosylated IgG3 in serum, by MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry, as a Predictor of COVID-19 severity

RK Iles, JK Iles, J Lacey, A Gardiner, R Zmuidinaite - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The prefusion spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 binds advanced glycation end product (AGE)-
glycated human serum albumin (HSA) and a higher mass (hyperglycosylated/glycated) …

[HTML][HTML] Lactoferrin binds through its N-terminus to the receptor-binding domain of the SARS-coV-2 spike protein

P Babulic, O Cehlar, G Ondrovičová, T Moskalets… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still presents a considerable threat, it is
beneficial to provide therapeutic supplements against it. In this respect, glycoprotein …

Determination of IgG1 and IgG3 SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Nucleocapsid Binding—Who Is Binding Who and Why?

JK Iles, R Zmuidinaite, C Sadee, A Gardiner… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The involvement of immunoglobulin (Ig) G3 in the humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-
2 infection has been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute respiratory distress syndrome …

[HTML][HTML] Protein biomarker detection via differential dynamic microscopy

S Salimi, PL Latreille, M Le Goas, DC Boffito, J Arlt… - Nano Today, 2024 - Elsevier
We demonstrate a pioneering application of differential dynamic microscopy (DDM) for
disease diagnosis by monitoring the dynamic signal of probe beads. When the target …

Proposed Mechanisms and Associations of COVID-19 with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors

KR Reddy, KF Faridi, M Aggarwal… - American Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) are highly prevalent
globally. The interplay between CVD/CMR and COVID-19 morbidity and mortality has been …