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6-Mar-2025

Inflammation inside and outside the brain may contribute to the development of neurological complications in COVID-19

Institute of Experimental Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

COVID-19 often causes long-term neurological symptoms, the causes of which remain unexplained. Researchers at the HUN-REN Institute of Experimental Medicine (HUN-REN KOKI), Budapest, Hungary have uncovered the role of microglia, the main immune cells in the brain, in the development of COVID-19-related inflammation and neurological abnormalities. Their results, published in journal Nature Neuroscience, could help understanding how complex neuroimmune mechanisms contribute to brain injury and identify possible therpautic targets.

Journal: Nature Neuroscience
Funder: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, European Research Council, European Research Council, Hungarian Brain Research Program, German Research Foundation under Germany’s Excellence Strategy FOR 2879, German Research Foundation under Germany’s Excellence Strategy TRR 274, German Research Foundation under Germany’s Excellence Strategy, Hungarian National Research OTKA, János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, János Bolyai Research Scholarship of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology, Ministry of Culture and Innovation of Hungary from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund, New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation, New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation, Hungarian National Research OTKA, Hungarian National Research OTKA

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Inflammation inside and outside the brain may contribute to the development of neurological complications in COVID-19