Kidney Damage in Long COVID: Studies in Experimental Mice
Ramamoorthy R, Hussain H, Ravelo N, Sriramajayam K, Di Gregorio D, Paulrasu K, Chen P, Young K, Masciarella A, Jayakumar A, Paidas M. Kidney Damage in Long COVID: Studies in Experimental Mice. Biology 2023, 12: 1070. PMID: 37626956, PMCID: PMC10452084, DOI: 10.3390/biology12081070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalinSARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute infectionTubular necrosisLong COVIDTGF-β1Severe acute tubular necrosisInitial SARS-CoV-2 infectionAcute tubular necrosisGelatinase-associated lipocalinCoV-2 infectionProtein levelsInfiltration of macrophagesDevelopment of edemaMultiple organ systemsMMP-7 protein levelsCommon complicationKidney complicationsTLR-2IL-18Kidney damageKIM-1Renal fibrosisYKL-40NGAL mRNA