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02-22-2024, 01:06 AM
I usually avoid the COVID pandemic topics. Honestly, mainly because of the social engineering around the issue. I have found that many people have emotional baggage burdening their opinion about the 'event' (which governments and agencies use as a justification for their destructive policies.) It's no wonder, economic devastation, lifestyle upheaval, social hysteria... they can leave scars.
But in this case, I want to share an article from Medical Xpress which discusses a condition that many initially ridiculed as "make believe" or "exaggerated hype:" namely, "Long COVID." Once the initial trauma of the 'event' calmed down a bit, research regarding long COVID began but ... as one doctor was quoted in the article, "When the clinic started [2020], a lot of people didn't even believe long COVID was real..."
Now, according to research they have discovered a new commonality in Long COVID suffers...
"We have found a potential mechanism underlying long COVID which could represent a biomarker—that is, a tell-tale signature of the condition. We hope that this could help to pave the way to develop therapies and give some patients a firm diagnosis," said co-author, Dr. Benjamin Krishna, from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID).
As it turns out...
SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ [interferon gamma], which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies.
...They found that the white blood cells of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 produced IFN-γ, a pro inflammatory molecule, and that this persisted in long COVID patients.
Dr. Krishna said, "Interferon gamma can be used to treat viral infections such as hepatitis C but it causes symptoms including fatigue, fever, headache, aching muscles and depression. These symptoms are all too familiar to long COVID patients. For us, that was another smoking gun."
Frankly, any set of symptoms (including side-effects of drugs) that includes 'depression' scares me. Depression has far-ranging effects on healing and well-being. But that's just my opinion.
Why the production of this molecule persists even after the COVID infection ends is the question. But at least they have defined the question, and maybe found a pathway towards better treatments.
But in this case, I want to share an article from Medical Xpress which discusses a condition that many initially ridiculed as "make believe" or "exaggerated hype:" namely, "Long COVID." Once the initial trauma of the 'event' calmed down a bit, research regarding long COVID began but ... as one doctor was quoted in the article, "When the clinic started [2020], a lot of people didn't even believe long COVID was real..."
Now, according to research they have discovered a new commonality in Long COVID suffers...
"We have found a potential mechanism underlying long COVID which could represent a biomarker—that is, a tell-tale signature of the condition. We hope that this could help to pave the way to develop therapies and give some patients a firm diagnosis," said co-author, Dr. Benjamin Krishna, from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology & Infectious Disease (CITIID).
As it turns out...
SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ [interferon gamma], which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve, highlighting a potential biomarker and a target for therapies.
...They found that the white blood cells of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 produced IFN-γ, a pro inflammatory molecule, and that this persisted in long COVID patients.
Dr. Krishna said, "Interferon gamma can be used to treat viral infections such as hepatitis C but it causes symptoms including fatigue, fever, headache, aching muscles and depression. These symptoms are all too familiar to long COVID patients. For us, that was another smoking gun."
Frankly, any set of symptoms (including side-effects of drugs) that includes 'depression' scares me. Depression has far-ranging effects on healing and well-being. But that's just my opinion.
Why the production of this molecule persists even after the COVID infection ends is the question. But at least they have defined the question, and maybe found a pathway towards better treatments.
