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Long COVID is associated with lipoxygenase-catalyzed metabolism of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids — Moss et al

"we present data demonstrating that plasma 12-LO-derived metabolites were significantly increased during acute SARS-CoV2 infection in participants who went on to develop LC, and that this […] was independent of initial infection severity."

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https://www.cell.com/iscience/abstract/S2589-0042(26)02960-3

Oral Fluid Inflammatory Biomarker Profile in Long COVID: Evaluation of Oral Active and Total MMP-8, MMP-9, and TIMP-1 in Relation to BMI and Disease Status — Aji et al

"These findings suggest altered oral protease regulation in LC, while the concurrent increase in TIMP-1 may reflect a compensatory antiprotease response."

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https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(26)00818-0/abstract