期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 18, 期 12, 页码 4795-4808出版社
IVYSPRING INT PUBL
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.73485
关键词
Key words; COVID-19; long COVID; olfactory dysfunction
资金
- University of Macau Research Committee funds MYRG [2017-00124-FHS, 2020-00140-FHS]
- Macau Science and Technology Development Fund (FDCT) [0112-2018-A3, 0002-2020-AKP]
- FDCT-National Natural Science Foundation of China [0008-2019-AFJ]
COVID-19's long-term effects, known as "Long COVID," raise concerns about persistent symptoms of the nervous system, such as anosmia. The exact mechanisms behind olfactory dysfunctions caused by COVID-19 remain unknown since the virus cannot invade olfactory receptor neurons. This review explores leading hypotheses to gain insights into the pathophysiology and treatment strategies for anosmia.
COVID-19 is hopefully approaching its end in many countries as herd immunity develops and weaker strains of SARS-CoV-2 dominate. However, a new concern occurs over the long-term effects of COVID-19, collectively called ???Long COVID???, as some symptoms of the nervous system last even after patients recover from COVID-19. This review focuses on studies of anosmia, i.e., impairment of smell, which is the most common sensory defect during the disease course and is caused by olfactory dysfunctions. It remains mysterious how the olfactory functions are affected since the virus can???t invade olfactory receptor neurons. We describe several leading hypotheses about the mystery in hope to provide insights into the pathophysiology and treatment strategies for anosmia.
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