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SUBMITTER: Babkina AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8874644 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Babkina Anastasiya S AS Ostrova Irina V IV Yadgarov Mikhail Ya MY Kuzovlev Artem N AN Grechko Andrey V AV Volkov Alexey V AV Golubev Arkady M AM
Viruses 20220121 2
The increased plasma levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) in patients with COVID-19 was reported in many studies, and its correlation with disease severity and mortality suggest its important role in the pathogenesis of thrombosis in COVID-19. We performed histological and immunohistochemical studies of the lungs of 29 patients who died from COVID-19. We found a significant increase in the intensity of immunohistochemical reaction for VWF in the pulmonary vascular endothelium when the disease d ...[more]