tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Biol Sci
. 2022 Jan 1;18(2):707-716.
doi: 10.7150/ijbs.66906. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 infection in children and its association with the immune system, prenatal stress, and neurological complications
Suliman Khan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rabeea Siddique[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiao Hao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yueting Lin[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yuxin Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Xiaoyan Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Linlin Hua[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ghulam Nabi[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)" caused by the "severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)" has caused huge losses to the world due to the unavailability of effective treatment options. It is now a serious threat to humans as it causes severe respiratory disease, neurological complications, and other associated problems. Although COVID-19 generally causes mild and recoverable symptoms in children, it can cause serious severe symptoms and death causing complications. Most importantly, SARS-CoV-2 can cause neurological complications in children, such as shortness of breath, myalgia, stroke, and encephalopathy. These problems are highly linked with cytokine storm and proinflammatory responses, which can alter the physiology of the blood-brain barrier and allow the virus to enter the brain. Despite the direct infection caused by the virus entry into the brain, these neurological complications can result from indirect means such as severe immune responses. This review discusses viral transmission, transport to the brain, the associated prenatal stress, and neurological and/or immunological complications in children.
. 2022 Jan 1;18(2):707-716.
doi: 10.7150/ijbs.66906. eCollection 2022.
The COVID-19 infection in children and its association with the immune system, prenatal stress, and neurological complications
Suliman Khan[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Rabeea Siddique[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Xiao Hao[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Yueting Lin[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Yuxin Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Xiaoyan Wang[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Linlin Hua[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ghulam Nabi[SUP] 6 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35002519
- PMCID: PMC8741858
- DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.66906
Abstract
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)" caused by the "severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)" has caused huge losses to the world due to the unavailability of effective treatment options. It is now a serious threat to humans as it causes severe respiratory disease, neurological complications, and other associated problems. Although COVID-19 generally causes mild and recoverable symptoms in children, it can cause serious severe symptoms and death causing complications. Most importantly, SARS-CoV-2 can cause neurological complications in children, such as shortness of breath, myalgia, stroke, and encephalopathy. These problems are highly linked with cytokine storm and proinflammatory responses, which can alter the physiology of the blood-brain barrier and allow the virus to enter the brain. Despite the direct infection caused by the virus entry into the brain, these neurological complications can result from indirect means such as severe immune responses. This review discusses viral transmission, transport to the brain, the associated prenatal stress, and neurological and/or immunological complications in children.