Vitamin k metabolism as the potential missing link between lung damage and thromboembolism in coronavirus disease

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: Rob Janssen and collaborators from the Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, SZ Nijmegen, The of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, ER Maastricht, The have published the Article: Vitamin K metabolism as the potential missing link between lung damage and thromboembolism in Coronavirus disease, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: Taking these data together the authors propose a mechanism of pneumonia-induced vitamin K depletion leading to a decrease in activated MGP and protein S aggravating pulmonary damage and coagulopathy respectively.

SUMMARY

    Given the importance of vitamin K . . .

     

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