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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
卷 24, 期 21, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115738
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glial fibrillary acidic protein; neurofilament light chain; meta-analysis; neurological biomarker; Coronavirus disease 2019
This meta-analysis study found that COVID-19 patients have significantly higher levels of GFAP and NfL, and non-survivors have even higher levels. This indicates a significant association between the severity of COVID-19 and elevated levels of GFAP and NfL, suggesting that GFAP and NfL could serve as potential diagnostic and prognostic markers for COVID-19-related neurological injuries.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been linked to various neurological complications. This meta-analysis assessed the relationship between glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and neurofilament light chain (NfL) levels in the blood and neurological injury in COVID-19 patients. A comprehensive search of various databases was conducted until 18 August 2023, to find studies reporting GFAP and NfL blood levels in COVID-19 patients with neurological complications. GFAP and NfL levels were estimated between COVID-19 patients and healthy controls, and meta-analyses were performed using RevMan 5.4 software for analysis. In the 21 collected studies, it was found that COVID-19 patients had significantly higher levels of pooled GFAP (SMD = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.31, 0.73; p <= 0.001) and NfL (SMD = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.37, 0.82; p <= 0.001) when compared to the healthy controls. The pooled GFAP (SMD = 0.86; 95% CI: 0.26, 1.45; p <= 0.01) and NfL (SMD = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.48, 1.26; p <= 0.001) were significantly higher in non-survivors. These findings indicate a significant association between COVID-19 severity and elevated levels of GFAP and NfL, suggesting that GFAP and NfL could serve as potential diagnostic and prognostic markers for the early detection and monitoring of COVID-19-related neurological injuries.
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