https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-covid-brain-cells-fuse.html
'Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered viruses such as
SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to
chronic neurological symptoms.
Professor Massimo Hilliard and Dr. Ramon Martinez-Marmol from the Queensland
Brain Institute have explored how viruses alter the function of the nervous
system. Their research is published in
Science Advances.
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been detected in the brains of
people with "long COVID" months after their initial infection.
"We discovered COVID-19 causes neurons to undergo a cell fusion process, which
has not been seen before," Professor Hilliard said. "After neuronal infection
with SARS-CoV-2, the spike S protein becomes present in neurons, and once
neurons fuse, they don't die. They either start firing synchronously, or they
stop functioning altogether."
As an analogy, Professor Hilliard likened the role of neurons to that of wires
connecting switches to the lights in a kitchen and a bathroom.
"Once fusion takes place, each switch either turns on both the kitchen and
bathroom lights at the same time, or neither of them," he said. "It's bad news
for the two independent circuits."
The discovery offers a potential explanation for persistent neurological
effects after a viral infection.'
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: June 8, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-84257540
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
