Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11, P. 100280 - 100280
Published: Dec. 22, 2024
A
significant
proportion
of
COVID-19
patients
develop
long-term
complications,
particularly
cardiovascular
and
neurological
issues.
Even
though
risk
factors
for
developing
complications
after
have
been
identified,
a
biomarker
to
predict
these
could
enable
personalized
healthcare
potentially
reduce
the
disease
burden.
Easily
measurable
in
blood,
long
noncoding
RNA
LEF1-AS1
has
recently
associated
with
in-hospital
mortality
following
SARS-CoV
-
2
infection
holds
potential
as
severity
patients.
Consequently,
we
examined
LEF1-AS1's
ability
COVID-19.
measured
blood
by
quantitative
PCR
104
primo-infected
participants
from
Predi-COVID
cohort
within
3
days
post
clinical
PCR-confirmed
diagnosis.
Among
them,
35
(34
%)
reported
at
least
one
persistent
symptom
or
ocular
self-administered
questionnaire
12
months
Blood
levels
baseline
were
lower
(p
=
0.019)
compared
those
who
did
not
report
symptoms.
Lower
symptoms
an
odds
ratio
0.48
(95
%
confidence
interval
0.28-0.83)
logistic
regression
model
adjusted
age,
sex,
comorbidity,
moderate
baseline.
expression
was
positively
correlated
frequency
naïve
T
cells
negatively
effector
memory
among
total
CD8+
cells,
revealing
association
between
T-cell
differentiation
SARS-CoV-2
infection.
In
conclusion,
can
help
predicting
12-month
patients,
this
finding
requires
validation
larger
cohorts.
BMC Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
23(1)
Published: Feb. 6, 2025
Since
its
emergence
in
2019,
COVID-19
has
continued
to
pose
significant
threats
both
the
physical
and
mental
health
of
global
population,
as
well
healthcare
systems
worldwide
(Raman
et
al.,
Eur
Heart
J
43:1157–1172,
2022).
Emerging
evidence
indicates
that
may
lead
post-acute
syndrome
(PACS)
with
cardiovascular
implications,
potentially
driven
by
factors
such
ACE2
interaction
viruses,
systemic
inflammation,
endothelial
dysfunction.
However,
there
remains
a
limited
amount
research
on
manifestations
PACS,
which
delay
development
optimal
treatment
strategies
for
affected
patients.
Therefore,
it
is
crucial
investigate
prevalence
sequelae
patients
determine
whether
infection
acts
an
independent
risk
factor
these
outcomes.
This
meta-analysis
adhered
PRISMA
guidelines
was
registered
PROSPERO
(CRD42024524290).
A
systematic
search
PubMed,
Embase,
Cochrane
Library
conducted
up
March
17,
2024.
The
primary
outcomes
included
hypertension,
palpitations,
chest
pain,
pooled
effect
estimate
reported
proportions
odds
ratios
(ORs)
95%
confidence
intervals
(CIs).
Sensitivity
subgroup
analysis
were
performed
assess
robustness
results
identify
sources
heterogeneity.
total
37
studies,
encompassing
2,965,467
patients,
analysis.
Pooled
from
case–control
studies
revealed
that,
compared
control
group,
ORs
pain
group
4.0
(95%
CI:
1.6,
10.0).
palpitation
hypertension
3.4
1.1,
10.2)
1.7
1.8),
respectively.
PACS
experiencing
palpitation,
22%
14%,
33%),
18%
13%,
24%),
19%
12%,
31%),
Our
findings
indicate
15%
experience
sequelae.
Furthermore,
significantly
increases
likelihood
developing
uninfected
individuals.
Future
should
prioritize
investigating
underlying
pathological
mechanisms
targeted
preventive
management
strategies.
CRD42024524290.
Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(3), P. 230 - 230
Published: Feb. 27, 2025
This
study
investigates
the
impact
of
immunological
and
clinical
factors
on
COVID-19
outcomes
among
unvaccinated
individuals.
A
cohort
42
patients
admitted
to
an
intensive
care
unit
was
analyzed,
focusing
age,
comorbidities,
inflammatory
cytokines
(IL-6,
TNF-α),
anti-SARS-CoV-2
spike
protein
antibody
levels
(IgG)
assess
their
influence
hospital
stay
duration,
recovery
time,
complications,
mortality
rates.
The
findings
revealed
that
advanced
cardiovascular
disease,
elevated
pro-inflammatory
significantly
heightened
risks
severe
complications
mortality.
Conversely,
low
IgG
correlated
with
prolonged
stays
slower
recovery.
Multivariate
analysis
identified
high
IL-6
TNF-α
as
strong
predictors
adverse
outcomes.
research
emphasizes
need
for
early
monitoring
targeted
management
strategies
mitigate
COVID-19,
especially
high-risk
populations.
COVID,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 41 - 41
Published: March 12, 2025
On
11
March
2020,
the
World
Health
Organization
(WHO)
declared
a
pandemic
caused
by
SARS-CoV-2,
raising
global
health
concerns.
Reports
of
persistent
and
new
symptoms
following
acute
phase
infection
highlighted
complexities
recovery
prompted
investigation
what
is
now
termed
long
COVID.
Officially
recognized
WHO
in
October
2021,
COVID
presents
various
implications,
though
terminology—such
as
post-COVID
syndrome
post-acute
sequelae
COVID-19
(PASC)—remains
inconsistent,
complicating
diagnostic
standardization.
Long
affects
an
estimated
10%
to
30%
SARS-CoV-2-infected
individuals,
with
common
including
fatigue,
dyspnea,
cognitive
dysfunction,
joint
pain,
all
which
significantly
impair
quality
life.
Public
perception
influenced
factors
like
education
history,
while
misinformation
stigma
hinder
accurate
diagnosis
treatment.
The
absence
biomarkers
overlap
other
post-viral
syndromes
further
complicate
clinical
recognition.
Experts
emphasize
need
for
refined
criteria
integrated
strategies
combining
biomedical
research,
public
policy,
educational
initiatives
improve
management,
address
healthcare
inequalities,
mitigate
impacts
This
review
unveils
state
art
knowledge
gaps
encourage
discussion,
aim
achieving
better
decision-making
awareness
related
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(16), P. 8917 - 8917
Published: Aug. 16, 2024
In
the
post-COVID-19
era,
treatment
options
for
potential
SARS-CoV-2
outbreaks
remain
limited.
An
increased
incidence
of
central
nervous
system
(CNS)
disorders
has
been
observed
in
long-term
COVID-19
patients.
Understanding
shared
molecular
mechanisms
between
these
conditions
may
provide
new
insights
developing
effective
therapies.
This
study
developed
an
integrative
drug-repurposing
framework
COVID-19,
leveraging
comorbidity
data
with
CNS
disorders,
network-based
modular
analysis,
and
dynamic
perturbation
analysis
to
identify
drug
targets
candidates
against
SARS-CoV-2.
We
constructed
a
network
based
on
literature
collection,
including
COVID-19-related
proteins
genes
associated
Alzheimer’s
disease,
Parkinson’s
multiple
sclerosis,
autism
spectrum
disorder.
Functional
module
detection
annotation
identified
primarily
involved
protein
synthesis
as
key
target
module,
utilizing
connectivity
map
data.
Through
construction
weighted
drug–target
ubiquitin–carboxy-terminal
hydrolase
L1
emerged
target.
Molecular
dynamics
simulations
suggested
pregnenolone
BRD-K87426499
two
COVID-19.
introduces
dynamic-perturbation-network-based
approach
by
incorporating
disorders.
Life,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(11), P. 1380 - 1380
Published: Oct. 27, 2024
Background:
Amid
the
large
panel
of
autoimmune
thyroid
diseases,
Hashimoto’s
thyroiditis
(HT)
represents
a
major
point
across
multidisciplinary
daily
practice.
When
it
comes
to
clinical
picture,
particularly
in
regard
asthenia
(also
described
as
“fatigue”
or
“decreased
energy”),
differential
diagnosis
is
challenging,
and
meticulous
anamnesis
should
be
backed
up
by
focused
lab
investigations.
Our
objective
was
analyze
newly
diagnosed
patients
with
HT
relationship
presence
an
admission
complaint.
Methods:
This
retrospective,
multi-centric,
real-life
study
conducted
secondary
endocrine
units
(university
hospitals)
from
July
2022
2023.
The
exclusion
criteria
were
COVID-19
infection;
active
malignancy,
etc.
Results:
cohort
(N
=
120)
included
group
(AS,
49.2%)
non-AS
similar
age
(49.3
±
14.7
vs.
47.1
14.8
y,
p
0.426).
Headache
more
frequent
AS
(35.6%
18%,
0.03).
Thyroid
function
HT-related
antibodies
assays
between
groups
show
no
correlation
serum
total
cholesterol
triglycerides,
respectively.
TSH
levels
did
not
vary
among
sub-groups
(p
0.701).
One
third
studied
population
affected
hypothyroidism
(TSH
>
4.5
μIU/mL),
being
seen
at
higher
rate
(39%)
(23%).
Total
positively
correlated
patients’
(r
0.180,
0.049)
triglycerides
120;
r
0.324,
<
0.001),
found
only
0.246,
0.006,
respectively,
0.319,
0.001).
Conclusions:
analysis
pinpointed
fact
that,
practice,
complaint
seems
less
indicator
underlying
dysfunction
level
against
without
full
picture
thyrotoxicosis
myxoedema.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(22), P. e40453 - e40453
Published: Nov. 1, 2024
Relatively
few
studies
have
explored
the
impact
of
home
telerehabilitation-based
(HTB)
programs
on
patients
with
post-COVID-19
syndrome.
Thus,
this
study
aimed
to
investigate
effect
HTB
cardiopulmonary
function,
body
composition,
muscle
strength,
and
quality
life
(QoL)