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COVID causes oxidative stress

Violeta

Violeta

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Tackle the free radicals damage in COVID-19

It is known that virus infection induces massive production of free radicals [2]. The pathogenic roles of free radicals in viral infection are profound, but overlooked. In all current official guidelines for COVID-19 treatment, there is no mention about the role of free radical damage in this disease.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/ar...own that virus,radical damage in this disease.

Do other viruses cause oxidative stress?

Martin Pall's work about oxidative stress in ME/CFS may help those with Long COVID.

How many issues associated with ME/CFS can be traced back to oxidative stress?
 
SWAlexander

SWAlexander

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Violeta said:
How many issues associated with ME/CFS can be traced back to oxidative stress?
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Many Neurological issues/illnesses are related to stress.
here is one example:
Oxidative stress has been linked to several neurological diseases (i.e., Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, depression,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5551541/
 
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