Immune Jumping in Autoimmune Long-Covid
This Long-Covid disease, mild or severe, is multiorgan or system-wide, spanning from fatigue to clotting abnormalities and autoantibody. The spectrum of different symptoms in Long-Covid diseases makes it difficult to point to a common immunopathogenic etiology. Different immune pathways are presented and critically evaluated. A hypothesis is advanced that indicates autoimmune reactions as cause for Long-Covid disease. The immune network pathway describes a redirection of the nominal anti-SARS-CoV response towards an autoimmune target. Several therapeutic interventions are suggested to suppress the autoimmune pathway.
Authors
- Heinz Kohler
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Monoclonal Antibodies in Immunodiagnosis and Immunotherapy
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1089/mab.2024.0006
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.74