RE: https://zeroes.ca/@newsfeed/116296596573048884

Researchers

identified a distinct circulating CD14⁺ monocyte state associated with Long COVID [1]

and

showed dysregulated responses [1]

This subset of cells impacts:

• Tissue repairment and healing [2]
• Neuroprotective effects [2]

back to the original paper, this section header is cause for concern:

LC has a distinct transcriptome after mild or moderate disease [1]

and they remind us that his is unlikely to be the only mechanism behind LC:

Although associations between LC-Mo and symptom severity were noted, correlations were modest, leaving causality undetermined [2]

[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-025-02387-1
[2] https://cytologicsbio.com/cd14-monocytes-cell-biology-and-research-applications/

#LongCOVID #SARSCoV2 #virology #COVID #COVID19 #COVIDIsNotOver #transcriptome #CD14 #health #publicHealth