In addition, levels of these inflammatory markers were higher in patients with comorbidities such as high blood pressure and diabetes.
‘Scientists hope the results of the study will translate to a regular screening process for Covid-19 patients to predict who is more likely to develop severe disease and to aid in a successful treatment strategy.’
Researchers said they undertook this study in hopes of determining whether biomarkers of Covid-19 could predict which individuals will develop “overly exuberant immune responses,” also called a cytokine storm.
They chose to screen the urine of Covid-19 patients because of its non-invasive nature that doesn’t require the use of needles or blood samples.
The findings will be presented virtually at the American Physiological Society’s annual meeting at Experimental Biology 2021.
Source: IANS
