Evaluation The Role Of Some Immunological Markers In Coronavirus-19 Infection In A Sample Of Iraqi Patients

Abstract

Background: cells produce proinflammatory cytokines like il-8, which activates neutrophils and stimulates immunological responses. Il-6 is produced quickly and transiently in response to infections and stimulates hematopoiesis and acute phase responses, aiding host defense. Dysregulated il-6 production can lead to chronic inflammation and autoimmunity despite its transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation.

Objective: the study aims to identify immunological markers that could serve as diagnostic factors for covid-19 infections, using rt-pcr for diagnosis and estimation of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 levels and evaluating their association with infection progression, given the importance of covid-19 in various medical fields.

Methods: blood samples collected from al-zafaraniyah general hospital, fatima-alzahra hospital, and al-yarmook teaching hospital in baghdad city identified 40 patients with coronavirus. The study used the enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay (elisa) approach to detect interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 antibodies in the patients ' serum.

Results: the study reveals a strong correlation between immunological markers and corona virus-19 infection, with 40 patients showing higher levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 antibodies, indicating a significant association between these markers.

Conclusions: the study found a significant association between coronavirus-19 infection patients and immunological markers, with high levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 antibodies in serum highly associated with coronavirus -19 incidence.