Characterization of serotonin as a candidate biomarker of severity and prognosis of COVID-19 using LC/MS analysis

• Main Authors: Kosuke Saito (Author), Rika Ishikawa (Author), Isao Kitamura (Author), Kumiko Ogawa (Author), Noriaki Arakawa (Author), Yuchen Sun (Author), Kazuo Imai (Author), Takuya Maeda (Author), Yoshiro Saito (Author), Chihiro Hasegawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been associated with high mortality worldwide. Owing to its complicated pathophysiology, diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for effective patient management remain scarce. We analyzed kynurenine, tryptophan, and serotonin levels in the serum of...