Pathophysiology and mechanism of long COVID: a comprehensive review

D Castanares-Zapatero, P Chalon, L Kohn… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background After almost 2 years of fighting against SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the number of
patients enduring persistent symptoms long after acute infection is a matter of concern. This …

Could SARS-CoV-2 spike protein be responsible for long-COVID syndrome?

TC Theoharides - Molecular Neurobiology, 2022 - Springer
SARS-CoV-2 infects cells via its spike protein binding to its surface receptor on target cells
and results in acute symptoms involving especially the lungs known as COVID-19. However …

Increased risk of COVID19 infection and mortality in people with mental disorders: analysis from electronic health records in the United States

QQ Wang, R Xu, ND Volkow - World Psychiatry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Concerns have been expressed that persons with a preexisting mental disorder may
represent a population at increased risk for COVID19 infection and with a higher likelihood …

Post-COVID syndrome and suicide risk

L Sher - QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2021 - academic.oup.com
A significant number of coronavirus disease SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) patients continue to
have symptoms related to COVID-19 after the acute phase of illness. This post-COVID …

Climate change, environment pollution, COVID-19 pandemic and mental health

D Marazziti, P Cianconi, F Mucci, L Foresi… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Converging data would indicate the existence of possible relationships between climate
change, environmental pollution and epidemics/pandemics, such as the current one due to …

[HTML][HTML] Neuropathobiology of COVID-19: the role for glia

ME Tremblay, C Madore, M Bordeleau… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
SARS-CoV-2, which causes the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has a
brain neurotropism through binding to the receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 …

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in the United States: a systematic literature review

J Schein, C Houle, A Urganus, M Cloutier… - … medical research and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objective This study synthesized evidence regarding the prevalence of post-traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) in the United States (US). Methods A systematic literature review (SLR) …

SARS-CoV-2 mediated neuroinflammation and the impact of COVID-19 in neurological disorders

N Amruta, WH Chastain, M Paz, RJ Solch… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2021 - Elsevier
SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus that severely affects the respiratory system, is the cause
of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is projected to result in the deaths of 2 million people …

On inflammatory hypothesis of depression: what is the role of IL-6 in the middle of the chaos?

E Roohi, N Jaafari, F Hashemian - Journal of neuroinflammation, 2021 - Springer
Many patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are reported to have higher levels of
multiple inflammatory cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6). Recent studies both pre …

Astrocytes in human central nervous system diseases: a frontier for new therapies

A Verkhratsky, A Butt, B Li, P Illes, R Zorec… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Astroglia are a broad class of neural parenchymal cells primarily dedicated to homoeostasis
and defence of the central nervous system (CNS). Astroglia contribute to the …