Understanding Autoimmune Response After SARS-CoV-2 Infection and the Pathogenesis/mechanisms of Long COVID

Overview

Journal Med Rev (2021)

Publisher De Gruyter

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Oct 24

PMID 39444797

Authors

Ming Guo

Shunlai Shang

Mengfei Li

Guangyan Cai

Ping Li

Xiangmei Chen

Qinggang Li

Affiliations

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Abstract

COVID-19 posed a major challenge to the healthcare system and resources worldwide. The popularization of vaccines and the adoption of numerous prevention and control measures enabled the gradual end of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, successive occurrence of autoimmune diseases in patients with COVID-19 cannot be overlooked. Long COVID has been the major focus of research due to the long duration of different symptoms and the variety of systems involved. Autoimmunity may play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of long COVID. Here, we reviewed several autoimmune disorders occurring after COVID-19 infection and the pathogenesis of long COVID.

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