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Long COVID lung damage linked to immune system response

Inhibiting a protein associated with chronic inflammation improves lung health in mice with COVID-19.
  1. Helena Kudiabor
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A signalling molecule that helps to kick-start inflammation in the lungs could play a key part in aggravating some long COVID symptoms, finds a study that analysed lung samples from people with the condition.

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Nature 631, 717-718 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-02352-2

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