Myeloperoxidase as a Potential Biomarker of Acute-Myocardial-Infarction-Induced Depression and Suppression of the Innate Immune System

• Main Authors: Andreas Baranyi (Author), Dietmar Enko (Author), Andreas Meinitzer (Author), Dirk Von Lewinski (Author), Hans-Bernd Rothenhäusler (Author), Leonhard Harpf (Author), Heimo Traninger (Author), Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch (Author), Birgit M. Harb (Author), Melanie Schweinzer (Author), Moritz Platzer (Author), Sieglinde Zelzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While myeloperoxidase (MPO) serves as an indicator of both neutrophil and innate-immune-system function, the potential suppression of the innate immune system in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-induced depression might be evidenced by a decrease in MPO serum levels. The aim of this p...