Reactivation of herpesvirus type 6 and IgA/IgM-mediated responses to activin-A underpin long COVID, including affective symptoms and chronic fatigue syndrome

CONCLUSION: Reactivation of HHV-6, SARS-CoV-2 persistence, and autoimmune reactions to activin-A combined with activated immune-oxidative pathways play a major role in the pathophysiology of long COVID as well as the severity of its affective symptoms and CFS.PMID:38571295 | DOI:10.1017/neu.2024.10

Source: Acta Neuropsychiatrica - April 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Aristo Vojdani Abbas F Almulla Bo Zhou Hussein K Al-Hakeim Michael Maes Source Type: research