Salivary cortisol in long COVID: a marker of broader stress system and circadian rhythm dysregulation
These exploratory findings suggest a disrupted circadian cortisol rhythm in individuals after COVID-19, with altered HPA axis dynamics that may be associated with disease severity.
Authors
- Lucia Ciavarella
- Marta Quesada Franco
- L. Scarnecchia
- Manuela Petino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6308-6449)
- Lorenzo Figà Talamanca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-7946)
- Valentina Mazzotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0240-7504)
- Eleonora Tartaglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5773-7781)
- Fabrizio Maggi
- Roberto Baldelli
- Andrea Antinori
- Marta Camici
- Ilaria Mastrorosa
- Enrico Girardi
- Paolo Zuppi
- Stefania Notari
- Francesca Balducelli
- Eleonora Cimini
- Tiziana Orzilli
Institutions
- Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (CH)
- ASL Roma (IT)
- Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria San Giovanni Battista (IT)
- Carlo Forlanini Hospital (IT)
- Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 3 (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1690698
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 39.15
Funders
- Ministero della Salute