Investigating apoptosis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells among the elderly in the post-COVID-19 era.

BMC Immunol · 2025 · PMC12577001 · PMID 41174473

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Apoptotic markers (Bax, Bcl-2, Caspase-3): Female post-COVID donors showed higher Bax/Bcl-2 ratios than males, suggesting a greater pro-apoptotic tendency, though this did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.08).

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