beSpacific<p>Full text study from Cell - <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(23)01034-6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8</span><span class="invisible">674(23)01034-6</span></a><br>&gt;<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LongCOVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongCOVID</span></a> is associated with reduced circulating <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/serotonin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>serotonin</span></a> levels<br>&gt;Serotonin depletion is driven by viral <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/RNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNA</span></a>-induced type I <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/interferons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interferons</span></a> (IFNs)<br>&gt;IFNs reduce serotonin through diminished# tryptophan uptake and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hypercoagulability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hypercoagulability</span></a><br>&gt;Peripheral serotonin deficiency impairs <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/cognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cognition</span></a> via reduced <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vagal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vagal</span></a> signaling</p>