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 …

Epstein Barr virus and autoimmune responses in systemic lupus erythematosus

NR Jog, JA James - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex systemic autoimmune disease. Infections
or infectious reactivation are potential triggers for initiation of autoimmunity and for SLE …

Viral infections and systemic lupus erythematosus: new players in an old story

M Quaglia, G Merlotti, M De Andrea, C Borgogna… - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
A causal link between viral infections and autoimmunity has been studied for a long time
and the role of some viruses in the induction or exacerbation of systemic lupus …

The intersection of COVID-19 and autoimmunity

JS Knight, R Caricchio, JL Casanova… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Acute COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, is characterized by diverse clinical presentations,
ranging from asymptomatic infection to fatal respiratory failure, and often associated with …

Association of viral infection with the development and pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus

S Iwata, Y Tanaka - Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that causes multiple organ
damage in women of childbearing age and has a relapsing-remitting course. SLE is caused …

The risk of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with Epstein–Barr virus infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZX Li, S Zeng, HX Wu, Y Zhou - Clinical and experimental medicine, 2019 - Springer
Previous systematic reviews have found a higher sero-prevalence of EBV antibodies in SLE
patients compared with controls. Because many studies have been published, there is a …

Mendelian randomization analysis suggests no associations of herpes simplex virus infections with systemic lupus erythematosus

MJ Chang, MT Liu, MR Chen, N Li… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) characterized by immune dysfunction is possibly more
vulnerable to herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection. The infection has been intensively …

Pediatric systemic lupus erythematous in COVID-19 era

A Lupu, IC Miron, C Gavrilovici, AA Raileanu… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disorder with a highly
variable course and prognosis. It results in functional abnormalities in the immune system …

[HTML][HTML] New onset systemic lupus erythematosus after COVID-19 infection: a case report

L Ramachandran, VS Dontaraju, J Troyer… - AME Case …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
COVID-19 is a respiratory viral illness that can have life threatening complications. While the
short-term sequela of COVID-19, including cytokine storm, is relatively well known, the long …

Autoantibody-positive healthy individuals with lower lupus risk display a unique immune endotype

S Slight-Webb, M Smith, A Bylinska, S Macwana… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Autoimmune diseases comprise a spectrum of illnesses and are on the rise
worldwide. Although antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are detected in many autoimmune …