The long-term health outcomes, pathophysiological mechanisms and multidisciplinary management of long COVID

J Li, Y Zhou, J Ma, Q Zhang, J Shao, S Liang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
There have been hundreds of millions of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). With …

Andrological effects of SARS-Cov-2 infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Corona, W Vena, A Pizzocaro, F Pallotti… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose The short-and long-term andrological effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) have not been clarified. Our aim is to evaluate the available evidence regarding possible …

Sertoli cell immune regulation: a double-edged sword

RL Washburn, T Hibler, G Kaur, JM Dufour - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The testis must create and maintain an immune privileged environment to protect maturing
germ cells from autoimmune destruction. The establishment of this protective environment is …

Does mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine detrimentally affect male fertility, as reflected by semen analysis?

D Lifshitz, J Haas, O Lebovitz, G Raviv, R Orvieto… - Reproductive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Research question Does Pfizer's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination
detrimentally affect semen analysis parameters? Design A prospective cohort study was …

Mechanism of inflammatory associated impairment of sperm function, spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis

H Hasan, S Bhushan, M Fijak… - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Infection and inflammation are relevant entities of male reproductive disorders that can lead
to sub-/infertility. Associated damage of the testis of affected men and in rodent models …

COVID-19 vaccination does not affect reproductive health parameters in men

M Reschini, L Pagliardini, L Boeri, F Piazzini… - Frontiers in public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine up-take, doubts regarding the impact of
immunization on future fertility have begun to emerge. We have examined vaccine safety on …

[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 infection and multi-organ system damage: A review

AA Rabaan, S Smajlović, H Tombuloglu… - Biomolecules and …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The SARS-CoV-2 infection causes COVID-19, which has affected approximately six hundred
million people globally as of 8 2022. Organs and cells harboring angiotensin-converting …

SARS-CoV-2 ORF8: a rapidly evolving immune and viral modulator in COVID-19

A Arduini, F Laprise, C Liang - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in upwards of 6.8 million deaths over the past three
years, and the frequent emergence of variants continues to strain global health. Although …

Evidence mapping and review of long-COVID and its underlying pathophysiological mechanism

A Umesh, K Pranay, RC Pandey, MK Gupta - Infection, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Apart from the global disease burden of acute COVID-19 disease, the health
complications arising after recovery have been recognized as a long-COVID or post-COVID …

Male reproductive health after 3 months from SARS-CoV-2 infection: a multicentric study

D Paoli, F Pallotti, A Anzuini, S Bianchini… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose While SARS-CoV-2 infection appears not to be clinically evident in the
testes, indirect inflammatory effects and fever may impair testicular function. To date, few …