2024
Post-COVID-19 condition: systemic inflammation and low functional exercise capacity
de Castro G, Gama L, Ramos A, da Silva G, de Souza Teixeira A, Cunha-Neto E, de Souza H, Marie S, Talib L, Coelho V, Kalil J, de Araujo A, Ritto A, Belon A, Santos A, Barrére A, Sawamura M, Lamas C, Baldi B, Carvalho C, Kulikowski L, Damiano R, Imamura M, Neto J, Lira F, Otoch J, Miguel E, Battistella L, Forlenza O, Busatto G, Seelaender M. Post-COVID-19 condition: systemic inflammation and low functional exercise capacity. Frontiers In Nutrition 2024, 11: 1295026. PMID: 38549752, PMCID: PMC10973152, DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1295026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-COVID-19 conditionTimed Up and Go testUp-and-go testPhysical performance testsAcute COVID-19Low handgrip strengthFollow-up assessment 6Cross-sectional studySelf-reported symptomsFollow-up assessmentQuality of lifeDiagnosing pulmonary lesionsHandgrip strengthSerum cytokine profilesSerum cytokine levelsImpact of inflammationControl groupMCP-1 levelsIL-4 concentrationMale participantsHospital dischargeSymptom questionnaireSymptom groupsFemale participantsDebilitating symptoms
2023
Cognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers
Damiano R, de Almeida Rocca C, de Pádua Serafim A, Loftis J, Talib L, Pan P, Cunha-Neto E, Kalil J, de Castro G, Seelaender M, Guedes B, Marie S, de Souza H, Nitrini R, Miguel E, Busatto G, Forlenza O, Group H, Utiyama E, Segurado A, Perondi B, Miethke-Morais A, Montal A, Harima L, Fusco S, Silva M, Rocha M, Marcilio I, Rios I, Kawano F, de Jesus M, Kallas É, Carmo C, Tanaka C, Marchini J, Carvalho C, Ferreira J, Levin A, Oliveira M, Guimarães T, dos Santos Lázari C, da Silva Duarte A, Sabino E, Magri M, Barros-Filho T, Francisco M. Cognitive impairment in long-COVID and its association with persistent dysregulation in inflammatory markers. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1174020. PMID: 37287969, PMCID: PMC10242059, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1174020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive impairmentInflammatory markersSARS-CoV-2 infectionLong-term cognitive impairmentLong-term cognitive outcomesC-reactive proteinDisease severity markersCOVID-19 infectionCognitive performanceHospital dischargeInflammatory backgroundClinical statusD-dimerSeverity markersGeneral cognitionOverall cognitive performanceTNF-betaPhysical activityParticipants 6Severe formG-CSFPersistent dysregulationMultivariate analysisSociodemographic characteristicsCognitive deficits
2022
Chronic lung lesions in COVID-19 survivors: predictive clinical model
Carvalho C, Chate R, Sawamura M, Garcia M, Lamas C, Cardenas D, Lima D, Scudeller P, Salge J, Nomura C, Gutierrez M, Araújo A, Segurado A, Montal A, Miethke-Morais A, Levin A, Perondi B, Guedes B, Carmo C, Lázari C, Antonio C, Tanaka C, Leite C, Gomes C, Utiyama E, Burdmann E, Bonfá E, Kallas E, Sabino E, Miguel E, Pinna F, Kawano F, Busatto G, Cerri G, Fonseca G, Souza H, Marcilio I, Rios I, Hallak J, Krieger J, Ferreira J, Marchini J, Oliveira L, Harima L, Batisttella L, Yu L, Castro L, Rocha M, Magri M, Mancini M, de Jesus M, Corrêa M, Francisco M, Rossi M, Silva M, Imamura M, Oliveira M, Gouveia N, Forlenza O, Lotufo P, Bento R, Nitrini R, Damiano R, Chammas R, Francisco R, Fusco S, Barros-Filho T, Mauad T, Guimarães T, Avelino-Silva T, Filho W. Chronic lung lesions in COVID-19 survivors: predictive clinical model. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e059110. PMID: 35697456, PMCID: PMC9195157, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest X-rayPredictive clinical modelCOVID-19 survivorsLung lesionsClinical modelLung lesion detectionMMRC scaleChest CTMedical Research Council dyspnoea scaleSARS-CoV-2-infected patientsSARS-CoV-2 infectionCOVID-19 sequelaeSignificant pulmonary abnormalitiesProspective cohort studyGround-glass opacitiesCOVID-19 infectionChronic lung lesionsLesion detectionDyspnoea scalePulmonary involvementTraction bronchiectasisCohort studyCXR findingsHospital dischargePulmonary function