Tihamer Molnar, Andrea Lehoczki, Monika Fekete, Reka Varnai, Laszlo Zavori, Szabina Erdo-Bonyar, Diana Simon, Tímea Berki, Peter Csecsei, Erzsebet Ezer
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has introduced the medical community to the phenomenon of long COVID, a condition characterized by persistent symptoms following the resolution of the acute phase of infection. Among the myriad of symptoms reported by long COVID sufferers, chronic fatigue, cognitive disturbances, and exercise intolerance are predominant, suggesting systemic alterations beyond the initial viral pathology. Emerging evidence has pointed to mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential underpinning mechanism contributing to the persistence and diversity of long COVID symptoms...
April 26, 2024: GeroScience