J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;3:55-60.
http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202135560
Received: 23 January 2021; Published on-line: 29 June 2021
Neopterin, a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of intraocular inflammation
N. B. Kuryltsiv 1, O. V. Zborovska 2
1 Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University; Lviv (Ukraine)
2 SI "The Filatov Institute of Eye Diseases and Tissue Therapy of the NAMS of Ukraine"; Odesa (Ukraine)
E-mail: kuryltsivnb@gmail.com
TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:Kuryltsiv NB, Zborovska OV. Neopterin, a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of intraocular inflammation. J.ophthalmol.(Ukraine).2021;3:55-60. http://doi.org/10.31288/oftalmolzh202135560
We reviewed studies on the role of neopterin as a biomarker of various infectious and non-infectious diseases and presented the benefits of measuring the levels of this biomarker in biological fluids in disorders involving cell-mediated immunity. The results of relevant studies in multiple fields of medicine are described herein. Measuring neoptherin levels in biological fluids may be beneficial not only for diagnosis or verification of a particular disease, but also for differentiation of the disease from others resembling it, assessment of treatment efficacy and prediction of subsequent disease course.
Keywords: neoptherin, biomarker of inflammation, cell-mediated immunity, biological fluid
Conflict of Interest Statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest which could influence their opinions on the subject or the materials presented in the manuscript.
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