Analysis of differential expression of matrix metalloproteinases and defensins in the nasopharyngeal milieu of mild and severe COVID-19 cases
The early detection of changes in the expression of MMPs and defensins may act as a useful biomarker/predictor for possible severe COVID-19 disease, which may be useful in the clinical management of patients to reduce COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality.
Authors
- Asghar Nasir
- Syed Hani Abidi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9497-0902)
- Azhar Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3941-4553)
- Zeeshan Ansar
- Antonio Sarría‐Santamera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-7468)
- Khitab Gul
- Nida Farooqui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1515-9690)
- Alnara Zhamalbekova
- Muhammad Faraz Anwar
- Khalid Ahmed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0618-1749)
- Khekashan Imtiaz
Institutions
- Aga Khan University (PK)
- Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (PK)
- Bahria University (PK)
- Nazarbayev University (KZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304311
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- Nazarbayev University