Neurological symphony: post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, an innovative pathophysiological exploration from neuraltherapeutic medicine DOI Creative Commons
Carlos Bustamante, Laura Bibiana Pinilla Bonilla, Juan Carlos Restrepo

и другие.

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 18

Опубликована: Июль 12, 2024

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has affected 771 million people and caused 6.9 confirmed deaths as of November 2023. Beyond the adversity, a crucial less-explored chapter unfolds: adaptive sequelae. These have altered social, mental, emotional conditions, leaving an imprint on biological systems. While some cases fully resolve pathological process post-acute infection, others persist with symptoms, posing challenge that underscores need to comprehend pathophysiology from innovative perspectives. article delves into “Long COVID” or Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS), where symptoms for ≥4 weeks irrespective initial severity. Risk factors include history severe illness, in-hospital management, intensive care. This also explores theories, derived various experimental models, demonstrated involvement nervous system in coordination psychoneuroimmunoendocrine axes expression inflammation. It is posited PACS involves processes peripheral central sensitization (corticalization), facilitating dishomeostasis chronicity inflammatory process. In this context, therapeutic strategies grounded modulating reflex are reviewed, primarily through infiltration local anesthetics via linear non-linear approaches. Neural use considered stimulate regulatory circuits coordinated by neuroimmune-endocrine system.

Язык: Английский

Long COVID has variable incidence and clinical presentations: our 6-country collaborative study DOI
Sándor Szabó, Iryna Muzyka, Veronika Müller

и другие.

Inflammopharmacology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 21, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Associations Between Dietary Patterns and the Occurrence of Hospitalization and Gastrointestinal Disorders—A Retrospective Study of COVID-19 Patients DOI Open Access
Viktoria Hawryłkowicz, Beata Stasiewicz,

Sebastian Korus

и другие.

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(5), С. 800 - 800

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2025

During the COVID-19 pandemic, dietary habits in population changed and sometimes deviated from healthy eating patterns, such as Mediterranean diet. Based on reports quality of diet respondents to studies conducted at beginning it could be concluded that these new are unfavorable for a good prognosis course any disease its severity symptoms. This study decided confront assumptions with results people who had COVID-19. Background/Objectives: aimed assess associations between patterns occurrence hospitalization gastrointestinal disorders among patients diagnosed Methods: included 550 completed survey up 8 months after being The 62 items FFQ-6®, GSRS, PAC-SYM FACT-G7 standardized questionnaires. Results: Two (DPs) were identified: 'Processed high fat/sugar/salt/meat/dairy/potatoes' 'Semi-vegetarian'. Higher adherence 'Processed' DP was associated higher odds due COVID-19, more severe disease, highest intensity 'Semi-vegetarian' lower less lowest Conclusions: showed strong harmful effect processed pattern an increased incidence northwestern Polish adults during emphasizing importance

Язык: Английский

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Exploring the Potential of Dietary Supplements to Alleviate Pain Due to Long COVID DOI Open Access
Nicoletta Marchesi, Massimo Allegri, Giacomo Matteo Bruno

и другие.

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 17(7), С. 1287 - 1287

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025

Long COVID, characterized by persistent symptoms following COVID-19 infection, significantly impacts individuals' health and daily functioning due to fatigue pain. Focusing on pain, this review addresses nociplastic chronic pain conditions. Interventions designed reduce inflammation, oxidative stress, enhance vagal activity may offer a promising approach managing post-pandemic This presents individual components of food supplements with demonstrated efficacy in one or more conditions, focusing their proposed mechanisms clinical including use post-COVID-19 when available. Many these substances have long history safe an alternative long-term analgesic drug treatment, which is often associated potential side effects. also explores the for synergistic effects combining each other conventional analgesics, considering advantages both patients healthcare system using as adjunctive primary therapies related COVID. While preclinical scientific literature provides mechanistic basis action several control signaling pathways, experience, particularly field COVID-associated still limited. However, reviewed strongly suggests that attainable goal, provided rigorous trials are conducted.

Язык: Английский

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Role of nutrient supplements in children with post-COVID condition: a retrospective preliminary observation and narrative review DOI Creative Commons
Rosa Morello,

Cristina De Rose,

Laura Martino

и другие.

˜The œItalian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 51(1)

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2025

Abstract Background Post-COVID Condition (PCC), emerging as a significant long-term consequence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, affects not only adults but also the pediatric population. Despite ongoing research, precise pathophysiology PCC remains elusive. However, several putative mechanisms have been identified, leading to exploration various therapeutic strategies. Notably, in adult population, there has substantial interest potential efficacy nutritional supplements. Regrettably, information regarding use such supplements population is currently lacking. Methods The present study was conducted assess impact on alleviating long COVID symptoms children. To achieve this, we retrospective analysis nutrient administered by parents children with (PCC) between February 2020 and October 2022. Statistical analyses were employed determine associations categorical variables. Results A total 1243 enrolled following documented 940 (76.2%) diagnosed recovered 294 (23.8%) Long COVID. Among patients experiencing disabling symptoms, treatment oral lactoferrin and/or Multi-Element Product (MEP) antioxidant anti-inflammatory properties initiated. correlation persistence at next follow-up showed that MEP alone (OR 5.7, 95% CI 3.8–8.5), or combination 5.06, 3.3–7.6) three months after initial infection for months, associated lower risk having covid six when compared 7.6 5.1–11.4). Conclusions This proof-of-concept revealed lactoferrin, new diagnosis covid, may positive improving during evaluations. trend toward reducing exhibited suggested benefit worthy future randomized controlled trials.

Язык: Английский

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The Anti-Oxidative, Anti-Inflammatory, Anti-Apoptotic, and Anti-Necroptotic Role of Zinc in COVID-19 and Sepsis DOI Creative Commons
George Briassoulis, Panagiotis Briassoulis, Stavroula Ilia

и другие.

Antioxidants, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 12(11), С. 1942 - 1942

Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2023

Zinc is a structural component of proteins, functions as catalytic co-factor in DNA synthesis and transcription hundreds enzymes, has regulatory role protein-DNA interactions zinc-finger proteins. For many years, zinc been acknowledged for its anti-oxidative anti-inflammatory functions. Furthermore, potent inhibitor caspases-3, -7, -8, modulating the caspase-controlled apoptosis necroptosis. In recent immunomodulatory sepsis COVID-19 investigated. Both are related to various regulated cell death (RCD) pathways, including Lack may have negative effect on immune functions, such oxidative burst, cytokine production, chemotaxis, degranulation, phagocytosis, RCD. While plasma concentrations decline swiftly during both COVID-19, this reduction primarily attributed redistribution process associated with inflammatory response. response, hepatic metallothionein production increases reaction release, which linked inflammation, protein effectively captures stores liver. Multiple mechanisms come into play, influencing uptake zinc, binding blood albumin red cells, well buffering modulation cytosolic levels. Decreased levels increasing severity organ dysfunction, prolonged hospital stay increased mortality septic patients. Results studies focusing these topics summarized discussed narrative review. Existing evidence currently does not support pharmacological supplementation patients or COVID-19. Complementation repletion should follow current guidelines micronutrients critically ill Further research investigating mechanism programmed caused by invasive infections therapeutic potential could be worthwhile.

Язык: Английский

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Pre-Infection Nutritional Status, Oxidative Stress, and One-Year-Long COVID Persistence in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI Creative Commons
N. Stepanova, L. Korol,

Tetyana Ostapenko

и другие.

Clinics and Practice, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(3), С. 892 - 905

Опубликована: Май 17, 2024

Background: Nutritional status’s role in long COVID is evident the general population, yet unexplored patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD), posing a research gap. We hypothesized that pre-infection undernutrition HD might impact persistence by accelerating oxidative stress. The present study aimed to investigate association between nutritional status, stress, and one-year-long patients. Methods: This prospective observational cohort enrolled 115 with confirmed COVID-19. status was assessed using Controlling Status (CONUT) score twice: before infection three months post-infection. Oxidative markers included malondialdehyde (MDAs), ceruloplasmin, transferrin, sulfhydryl groups. endpoint persistence. Results: Moderate CONUT scores were associated heightened severe risk (p < 0.0001), elevated MDAs reduced ceruloplasmin levels = 0.0009) at post-COVID-19 compared light scores. Pre-infection independently predicted post-COVID damage [OR 2.3 (95% CI 1.2; 4.6), p 0.0001] [HR 4.6 1.4; 9.9), 0.0001], even after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion: heightens stress increases of

Язык: Английский

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One Is the Loneliest N: An Autobiographical Report of Long COVID DOI Open Access
Angela M. O’Connor

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2024

Long Covid is a debilitating condition that has been well-documented over the past 4 years and shares many similarities with other post-viral chronic illnesses. Despite this, clinicians are not confident in recognising signs of Covid, or effectively managing symptoms their patients. This paper presents single patient case report from biomedical researcher who had for 2 years; it written relatively plain language to be accessible both patients across multiple specialities. The author ability expertise keep up research literature, cobbled together management strategy alleviated her own symptoms, those people whom she shared protocol. author&rsquo;s experience developing presented here, hopes may assistance identifying

Язык: Английский

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Repurposing metformin to manage idiopathic or long COVID Tinnitus: self-report adopting a pathophysiological and pharmacological approach DOI Creative Commons
Mina Kelleni

Inflammopharmacology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 32(2), С. 945 - 948

Опубликована: Янв. 31, 2024

Abstract Chronic tinnitus is a common neurological disorder that affects millions of patients globally with no available successful pharmacotherapy. It can be extremely bothersome to some the extent it occasionally qualifies as disability hinder them from leading normal life. In this short communication, author discusses how he suffered idiopathic and managed adopt combined pathophysiological pharmacological approach reason for first time in medical literature low-dose metformin might safely effectively repurposed manage at least subset while discussing potential role adenosine receptor agonists future therapeutics.

Язык: Английский

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Global, regional, and national burdens of nutritional deficiencies, from 1990 to 2019 DOI Open Access
Qing Xin, Yurou Ji, Chunlei Yuan

и другие.

British Journal Of Nutrition, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 13

Опубликована: Июнь 3, 2024

Abstract The epidemiological and burden characteristics of nutritional deficiencies (ND) have been evolving, it is crucial to identify geographical disparities emerging trends. This study aimed analyse the global, regional national trends in ND over past 30 years. Data were obtained from Global Burden Disease (GBD) 2019 database for period 1990–2019. examined incidence rates disability-adjusted life years (DALY) at various levels. Globally, rate decreased 2226·2 per 100 000 2096·3 same year, indicating a decline 5·8 %. average annual percentage change (AAPC) was −0·21 (–0·31, −0·11). Similarly, DALY, prevalence mortality exhibited significant declines (AAPC = −3·21 (–3·45, −2·96), AAPC −0·53 (–0·55, −0·51) −4·97 (–5·75, −4·19), respectively). varied based on age group, sex, cause area. Moreover, negative association observed between sociodemographic index. At level, South Asia sub-Saharan Africa regions had highest ND. In conclusion, global showed mixed pattern, while DALY consistently declined. Additionally, 1990 2019.

Язык: Английский

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Pre-infection Nutritional Status, Oxidative Stress, and One-Year Long COVID Persistence in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Prospective Cohort Study DOI Open Access
N. Stepanova, L. Korol,

Tetyana Ostapenko

и другие.

Опубликована: Апрель 16, 2024

Background: Nutritional status and oxidative stress have been implicated in the pathogenesis persistence of long COVID, but data patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are limited. The present study aimed to investigate association between pre-infection nutritional status, stress, one-year COVID HD patients. Methods: This prospective observational cohort enrolled 115 with confirmed COVID-19. was assessed using Controlling Status (CONUT) score twice: before infection three months post-infection. Oxidative markers included malondialdehyde (MDAs), ceruloplasmin, transferrin, sulfhydryl groups. endpoint persistence. Results: Moderate CONUT scores were associated heightened severe undernutrition risk (p &amp;lt; 0.0001), elevated MDAs reduced ceruloplasmin levels = 0.0009) at post-COVID-19 compared light scores. Pre-infection independently predicted post-COVID damage [OR 2.3 (95%CI 1.2; 4.6), p 0.0001] [HR 4.6 1.4; 9.9), 0.0001], even after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion: increased intensity

Язык: Английский

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