Unraveling Links between Chronic Inflammation and Long COVID: Workshop Report.
Pushpa TandonNatalie D AbramsLeela Rani AvulaDanielle Mercatante CarrickPreethi ChanderRao L DiviJohanna T DwyerGallya GannotNataliya GordiyenkoQian LiuKyung MoonMercy PrabhuDasAnju SinghMulualem E TilahunMerriline M SatyamitraChiayeng WangRonald WarrenChristina H LiuPublished in: Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) (2024)
As COVID-19 continues, an increasing number of patients develop long COVID symptoms varying in severity that last for weeks, months, or longer. Symptoms commonly include lingering loss of smell and taste, hearing loss, extreme fatigue, and "brain fog." Still, persistent cardiovascular and respiratory problems, muscle weakness, and neurologic issues have also been documented. A major problem is the lack of clear guidelines for diagnosing long COVID. Although some studies suggest that long COVID is due to prolonged inflammation after SARS-CoV-2 infection, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The broad range of COVID-19's bodily effects and responses after initial viral infection are also poorly understood. This workshop brought together multidisciplinary experts to showcase and discuss the latest research on long COVID and chronic inflammation that might be associated with the persistent sequelae following COVID-19 infection.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- oxidative stress
- sleep quality
- end stage renal disease
- hearing loss
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- climate change
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- brain injury
- depressive symptoms
- white matter
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- cerebral ischemia
- patient reported