Reminder: Long COVID drives autoimmune diseases through chronic inflammation and immune dysregulation.
➡️Many studies have suggested that systemic chronic inflammation caused by residual viral components may be one of the pathophysiologic mechanisms of Long COVID.
➡️In this paper, they reviewed the autoimmune diseases caused by chronic inflammation.
Long COVID study finds autoantibodies attacking brain receptors disrupt cognition and cause sensory issues.
Targeted therapies like blood filtration show promise for relief.
South Korea study suggests SarsCov2 accelerates progression of Lupus.
COVID-19 spike protein worsens lupus, increasing autoantibodies, kidney damage, and lung fibrosis.
“In this study, we demonstrate that mild SARS-CoV-2 infection increases autoantibodies associated with rheumatic autoimmune diseases and diabetes in most individuals, regardless of vaccination status prior to infection…
…These data highlight the need for additional strategies to decrease the spread of SARS-CoV-2 such as the development of vaccines that can prevent infection rather than decrease severity of acute disease alone.”
Research suggests #longcovid linked to autoimmune responses and imbalances in the microbiome.
Probiotics may help reduce symptoms, but more research is needed.
Post-COVID-19 Syndrome Associated With Multiple Autoimmune Diseases (DM I—LADA, Chronic Autoimmune Thyroiditis and Pernicious Anemia): Case Report, 2024
The potential role of SARS-CoV-2 as a trigger for specific autoimmune conditions.
Detailed Twitter thread: IBD is an autoimmune condition, which studies have shown increases a person’s chances of Long Covid. Now doctors are seeing both de novo IBD after Covid and worsening of existing IBD. (see this thread). More research is needed. Another reason for high grade mask & ventilation.
"scientists believe some symptoms may be caused by autoimmunity—in which the immune system is turned on to fight an incoming pathogen, but mistakenly recognizes the body’s own cells as targets. How Effects on the Brain Can Produce Long COVID -
