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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Increased Levels of Galectin-3 in Critical COVID-19.

Ioanna Nikitopoulou, Alice G Vassiliou, Nikolaos Athanasiou, Edison Jahaj, Karolina Akinosoglou, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Stylianos E Orfanos, Vasiliki Dimakopoulou, Georgios Schinas, Argyrios Tzouvelekis and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ioanna Nikitopoulou1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Alice G Vassiliou1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4984-0476
Nikolaos Athanasiou1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1477-6243
Edison Jahaj1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7306-713X
Karolina AkinosoglouDivision of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-4289-9494
Ioanna Dimopoulou1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2219-7292
Stylianos E Orfanos1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Vasiliki DimakopoulouDivision of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Georgios SchinasDivision of Internal Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7963-1865
Argyrios TzouvelekisDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, University General Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Vassilis AidinisInstitute of Fundamental Biomedical Research, Biomedical Sciences Research Center Alexander Fleming, 16672 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9531-7729
Anastasia Kotanidou1st Department of Critical Care Medicine & Pulmonary Services, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2508-500X
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRGeneral University Hospital of Patras · GRAlexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center · GR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe COVID-19 is related to hyperinflammation and multiple organ injury, including respiratory failure, thus requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission. Galectin-3, a carbohydrate-binding protein exhibiting pleiotropic effects, has been previously recognized to participate in inflammation, the immune response to infections and fibrosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between galectin-3 and the clinical severity of COVID-19, as well as assess the prognostic accuracy of galectin-3 for the probability of ICU mortality. The study included 235 COVID-19 patients with active disease, treated in two different Greek hospitals in total. Our results showed that median galectin-3 serum levels on admission were significantly increased in critical COVID-19 patients (7.2 ng/mL), as compared to the median levels of patients with less severe disease (2.9 ng/mL,

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COVID-19Blood ProteinsCritical IllnessGalectin 3GalectinsHospitalizationHumansInflammationIntensive Care UnitsRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Blood ProteinsGalectin 3GalectinsLGALS3 protein, humanCOVID-19critically illgalectin-3mortality

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PMID37958814
PMCPMC10650562
OpenAlexW4388071428

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