Altered leukocyte pattern and inflammatory markers in unvaccinated long covid patients: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Long Covid results from the damage caused by SARS-CoV-2, involving the release of cytokines and the continuous activation of immune cells. This cross-sectional study investigates leukocyte and cytokine profiles in Long Covid patients in the Amazon, a region where such studies are limited. Blood samples were analysed for differential leukocyte counts and cytokine levels. We suggest elevated lymphocyte counts in hospitalised patients and those with severe COVID-19. Higher eosinophil counts were observed in patients with up to three months of Long Covid, and increased monocyte counts in those with up to six months. IL-2 levels were higher in patients with fewer symptoms and Long Covid duration of more than three months, whereas IL-10 may remain elevated for up to 12 months. We suggest positiv

SUBMITTER: Chaves ECR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11577114 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature