COVID-19 induces persistent transcriptional changes in adipose tissue that are not associated with Long COVID
Soneida DeLine-Caballero, Kalani Ratnasiri, Richard Chen, Seynt Jiro Sahagun, Uma M. Mangalanathan, Trisha R. Barnard, Nicole Turk, Jasmine Yang, Natesh Saini, Ekrem M. Ayhan, Hasiyet Memetimin, Brian S. Finlin, Zachary S. Leicht, Philip A. Kern, Ivette F. Emery, , Catherine A. Blish
The paper examines transcriptional changes in adipose tissue from subacute COVID-19 and Long COVID patients, finding no persistent viral RNA but significant transcriptional remodeling in subacute cases and no consistent gene expression differences in Long COVID.
bioRxiv · May 23, 2025 · PreprintImmunology