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Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis in Patients Presenting to Psychosomatic Medicine with Fatigue Sunao Matsubayashi, Makoto Yamashita, Takeshi Hara, Makito Tanabe, Shuichi Matsumoto Abstract Many patients with fatigue are referred to psychosomatic medicine, but few studies have examined the...

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0315486 Michael R. Lawrence, Judith E. Arnetz , Scott E. Counts, Aiesha Ahmed, Bengt B. Arnetz https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315486 Abstract Substantial numbers of individuals who contract COVID-19 experience...

2014 paper https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4165790/ open access Daniel L Hall, Emily G Lattie, Michael H Antoni, Mary Ann Fletcher, Sara Czaja, Dolores Perdomo, Nancy Klimas Abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized in part by debilitating fatigue typically exacerbated...

927 – Hormonal Dysregulation in Long COVID: Exploring the Salivary Cortisol Profile Marta Camici, Marta Franco, Lorenzo Talamanca, Manuela Petino, Jessica Paulicelli, Liliana Scarnecchia, Alessandra Vergori, Stefano Curcio, Roberto Baldelli, Paolo Zuppi, Andrea Antinori [Line breaks added]...

Post-COVID-19 condition in prospective inpatient and outpatient cohorts Antti Hurme, Arja Viinanen, Johanna Teräsjärvi, Pinja Jalkanen, Thijs Feuth, Eliisa Löyttyniemi, Tytti Vuorinen, Anu Kantele, Jarmo Oksi, Qiushui He, Ilkka Julkunen [Line breaks added] Abstract Viral persistence, immune...

Abstract Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) is a complex and multifaceted clinical challenge requiring to emphasize its underlying pathophysiological mechanisms. This study assessed hundreds of virological, serological, immunological, and tissue damage biomarkers in two patient cohorts who...

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21641846.2025.2455876 Research Article Stellate Ganglion Block reduces symptoms of SARS-CoV-2-induced ME/CFS: A prospective cohort pilot study Deborah L. Duricka & Luke D. Liu Received 16 Nov 2024, Accepted 16 Jan 2025, Published online: 06 Feb 2025...

Abstract Background Self-reported health problems following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are common and often include relatively non-specific complaints such as fatigue, exertional dyspnoea, concentration or memory disturbance and sleep problems. The...

Abstract Many studies of patients with long-standing chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have found alterations to the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, including mild hypocortisolism, heightened negative feedback and blunted responses to challenge. However, recent prospective studies of...

Abstract Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a common and disabling problem; although most likely of biopsychosocial origin, the nature of the pathophysiological components remains unclear. There has been a wealth of interest in the endocrinology of this condition, which will be reviewed in this...

Low cortisol or otherwise abnormal cortisol comes up frequently in the ME/CFS literature. Many researchers and clinician have been convinced that ME/CFS is the result of managing stress poorly and that it's all about a HPA axis (Hypothalamus, Pituitary and Adrenal Gland axis) problem. They have...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.07.24316777v1 Relationship between plasma cortisol concentration and Long COVID symptoms in the post-acute phase of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study and recommendations for future research Thomas Dalhuisen, Halle Grebe, Khamal Anglin, Scott Lu...

High Somatization Rates, Frequent Spontaneous Recovery, and a Lack of Organic Biomarkers in Post-Covid-19 Condition Anna Tröscher; Patrick Gebetsroither; Marc Rindler; Vincent Böhm; Rainer Dormann; Tim von Oertzen; Anna Heidbreder; Raimund Helbok; Judith Wagner INTRODUCTION Many patients report...

Clinical and endocrine features of orthostatic intolerance detected in patients with long COVID Kato, Atsushi; Tokumasu, Kazuki; Yamamoto, Koichiro; Otsuka, Yuki; Nakano, Yasuhiro; Honda, Hiroyuki; Sunada, Naruhiko; Sakurada, Yasue; Matsuda, Yui; Hasegawa, Toru; Takase, Ryosuke; Ueda, Keigo...

SARS-CoV-2 S1 subunit produces a protracted priming of the neuroinflammatory, physiological, and behavioral responses to a remote immune challenge: A role for corticosteroids Frank; Ball; Hopkins; Kelley; Kuzma; Thompson; Fleshner; Maier Long COVID is a major public health consequence of...

Free: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453024001616 Anouk Vroegindeweij, Niels Eijkelkamp, Sjoerd A.A. van den Berg, Elise M. van de Putte, Nico M. Wulffraat, Joost F. Swart and Sanne L. Nijhof, Lower hair cortisol concentration in adolescent and young adult patients with...

Faecal microbiota transplantation for sleep disturbance in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome Raphaela I. Lau, Qi Su, Jessica Y.L. Ching, Rashid N. Lui, Ting Ting Chan, Marc T.L. Wong, Louis H.S. Lau, Yun Kwok Wing, Rachel N.Y. Chan, Hanson Y.H. Kwok, Agnes H.Y. Ho, Yee Kit Tse, Chun Pan Cheung, Moses...

Abstract The diagnosis and treatment of long COVID patients is challenging. Our aim is to share lessons learned using a multidisciplinary approach within the Veterans Affairs system. Our long COVID clinic is based in primary care but has imbedded rehabilitations specialists, nutrition. whole...

Quantitative Proteomics of COVID-19 Recovered Patients Identifies Long-Term Changes in Sperm Proteins Leading to Cellular Stress in Spermatozoa Chopra, Parul; Tomar, Anil Kumar; Thapliyal, Ayushi; Ranjan, Piyush; Datta, Sudip Kumar; Yadav, Savita Following an initial recovery, COVID-19...

Pituitary–Adrenal Axis and Peripheral Immune Cell Profile in Long COVID Alijotas-Reig, Jaume; Anunciacion-Llunell, Ariadna; Esteve-Valverde, Enrique; Morales-Pérez, Stephanie; Rivero-Santana, Sergio; Trapé, Jaume; González-García, Laura; Ruiz, Domingo; Marques-Soares, Joana; Miro-Mur, Francesc...