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terekkincaid t1_jdmefxd wrote

Viruses do all kinds of things to hijack a cell's machinery. The question is, how long do those cells survive? Are there SARS-CoV-2-infected cells that don't die and avoid detection by the immune system? Are they reverting to normal or semi-normal function after infection? Most cells are a lost cause after viral infection for any number of reasons. Is there a reason they expect these cells to survive and somehow cause "long COVID"? Is there a proposed mechanism?

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3rddog t1_jdmh7en wrote

I think the paper basically hints that it’s a potential cause of long Covid but the exact mechanism is not understood at this point.

>… will not only provide new strategies to fight SARS-CoV-2 in the acute phase, but also pave the way for unravelling the molecular basis of long COVID for its intervention.

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terekkincaid t1_jdn74zk wrote

That's kind of my point. These cells wouldn't stick around long enough to be involved in long COVID. It's like saying peanut butter is found in crunchy and creamy varieties. This might help us unravel why waffles are so popular. If you're going to speculate in your discussion, you have to have some kind of hypothesis that links them logically (that leads to your next paper).

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