19 SKELETAL MUSCLE ANATOMY, STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION #50LAM_ANATOMY_ENG

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17 INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM, FUNCTION AND STRUCTURE #50LAM_ANATOMY_ENG

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Skeletal muscle adaptations and post-exertional malaise in long COVID When acute SARS-CoV-2 infections cause symptoms that persist longer than 3 months, this condition is termed long COVID. Symptoms experienced by patients often include myalgia, fatigue, brain fog, cognitive impairments, and post-exertional malaise (PEM), which is the worsening of symptoms following mental or physical exertion. There is little consensus on the pathophysiology of exercise-induced PEM and skeletal-muscle-related symptoms. In this opinion article we highlight intrinsic mitochondrial dysfunction, endothelial abnormalities, and a muscle fiber type shift towards a more glycolytic phenotype as main contributors to the reduced exercise capacity in long COVID. The mechanistic trigger for physical exercise to induce PEM is unknown, but rapid skeletal muscle tissue damage and intramuscular infiltration of immune cells contribute to PEM-related symptoms.

Skeletal muscle adaptations and post-exertional malaise in long COVID www.cell.com/trends/endoc... Rob Wüst et al. #PEM #SkeletalMuscles #MECFS #LongCOVID