Exploratory study on autoantibodies to arginine-rich human peptides mimicking Epstein-Barr virus in women with post-COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
This exploratory study identify autoantibodies directed against EBV mimicking arginine-rich sequences in human proteins, suggesting a potential role for molecular mimicry in the pathogenesis of PCS and ME/CFS.
Authors
- Frank Konietschke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-2076)
- Christina Peters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0369-8515)
- Franziska Sotzny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1593-8563)
- Kerstin Rubarth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6174-6346)
- Josef Mautner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8680-1065)
- Uta Behrends (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8693-4386)
- Sandra Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3497-4730)
- Judith Bellmann–Strobl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-1643)
- Martina Seifert
- Kirsten Wittke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6460-2655)
- Kathrin Fleischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2785-5573)
- Nuno Sepúlveda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8542-1706)
- Carmen Scheibenbogen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8554-9638)
- Friederike Hoheisel
- Angela Stein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2966-8102)
Institutions
- Warsaw University of Technology (PL)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- Universidade Aberta (PT)
- Max Delbrück Center (DE)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (DE)
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Wyższa Szkoła Technologii Informatycznych w Warszawie (PL)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Immunology
- Published
- 2025-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1650948
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41