According to a research, some people may experience lasting symptoms after contracting SARS-CoV-2 due to continuous inflammation and low iron levels that impact red blood cell synthesis. Recent study has shown that iron deficiency, which results from the body’s inability to control this essential vitamin during SARS-CoV-2 infection, may be a possible cause of long-term Covid.
This finding not only offers new perspectives on the prevention or treatment of the illness, but it may also explain why symptoms similar to long-term Covid-19 are frequently seen in a number of post-viral disorders and chronic inflammation.
Analyzing blood samples and clinical data gathered over a 12-month period yielded priceless insights, according to Professor Ken Smith, previously of CITIID at the University of Cambridge.
According to the research, low iron levels and prolonged inflammation that limit red blood cell synthesis may cause some people to experience persistent symptoms after initially contracting SARS-CoV-2.
Iron dysregulation lingered for a long time, especially in individuals who later experienced prolonged Covid symptoms, according to research author Dr. Aimee Hanson.
The body tried to compensate for decreased iron availability, but it was unable to do so because of the ongoing inflammation.
It is noteworthy that individuals with lesser symptoms of acute Covid-19 who went on to develop chronic Covid also showed signs of iron dysregulation.
Long Covid was substantially linked with the rate at which iron levels and inflammation recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection, even if symptoms persisted even after iron levels had returned to normal.
