Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection, EBV, HHV-6 and other factors may contribute to inflammation and autoimmunity in long COVID

A Vojdani, E Vojdani, E Saidara, M Maes - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
A novel syndrome called long-haul COVID or long COVID is increasingly recognized in a
significant percentage of individuals within a few months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 …

Autoimmunity and immunodeficiency in severe SARS-CoV-2 infection and prolonged COVID-19

JV Garmendia, AH García, CV De Sanctis… - Current issues in …, 2022 - mdpi.com
SARS-CoV-2 causes the complex and heterogeneous illness known as COVID-19. The
disease primarily affects the respiratory system but can quickly become systemic, harming …

Predictors and characteristics of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome in healthcare workers

L Štěpánek, M Nakládalová, M Janošíková… - Infectious …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) is a multisystem disorder degrading the
quality of life. The study determined characteristics and predictors of PCS in unvaccinated …

COVID‐19 and inflammatory bowel disease crosstalk: from emerging association to clinical proposal

SS Tao, XY Wang, XK Yang, YC Liu… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection can cause
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), an acute respiratory inflammation that has emerged …

New onset or deterioration of thyroid eye disease after mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccines: report of 2 cases and literature review

A Mohamed, P Tzoulis, AL Kossler… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Context Occurrence of Graves' disease (GD) has been reported following SARS-
CoV-2 vaccine administration, but little is known about thyroid eye disease (TED) after SARS …

Is the Sars‐CoV‐2 virus a possible trigger agent for the development of achalasia?

J Furuzawa‐Carballeda… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Achalasia is an autoimmune disease whose probable causal agent is a
neurotropic virus that chronically infects the myenteric plexus of the esophagus and induces …

COVID-19 and anemia: what do we know so far?

L Abu-Ismail, MJJ Taha, MT Abuawwad… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel SARS-
CoV-2 virus responsible for causing COVID-19, a global pandemic. The virus primarily …

SARS-CoV-2 Gut-Targeted Epitopes: Sequence Similarity and Cross-Reactivity Join Together for Molecular Mimicry

A Lerner, C Benzvi, A Vojdani - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The gastrointestinal tract can be heavily infected by SARS-CoV-2. Being an auto-
immunogenic virus, SARS-CoV-2 represents an environmental factor that might play a role …

Erythrocytes Functionality in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Potential Link with Alzheimer's Disease

E Kosenko, L Tikhonova, G Alilova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading acute respiratory infection
caused by SARS-CoV-2. The pathogenesis of the disease remains unclear. Recently …

Ferritin: Significance in viral infections

X Zhao, Y Zhou, Y Zhang… - Reviews in Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As an indispensable trace element, iron is essential for many biological processes.
Increasing evidence has shown that virus infection can perturb iron metabolism and play a …