Relationship between body mass index, gray matter volume and peripheral inflammation in patients with post-COVID condition
The results suggest that BMI contributes to GMV alterations in PCC patients, with both BMI and GMV demonstrating correlations with peripheral immunological markers. These findings indicate that converging mechanisms involving inflammation and structural brain alterations may contribute to obesity and PCC.
Authors
- Ildikò Rita Dunay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9900-8605)
- Franziska Schick
- Alejandra P. Garza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2993-7679)
- Sharmili Edwin Thanarajah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3608-1474)
- Martin A. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6487-5349)
- Philipp A. Reuken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7696-475X)
- Nils Opel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4749-3298)
- Luise Victoria Claaß
- Tonia Rocktäschel
- Andreas Stallmach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6101-5244)
- Bianca Besteher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7989-9298)
- Kathrin Finke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8546-7141)
- Christian Gaser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9940-099X)
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology (DE)
- Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research (DE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- Jena University Hospital (DE)
- Franklin University (US)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
- Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2025.101137
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00