Open AccessNeurobiology of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with the peripheral nervous system: implications for COVID-19 and pain
Author(s) -
Amelia J. McFarland,
Muhammad Saad Yousuf,
Stephanie Shiers,
Theodore J. Price
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pain reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2471-2531
DOI - 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000885
Subject(s) - nociceptor , neuroscience , disease , medicine , coronavirus , covid-19 , nervous system , immunology , nociception , receptor , biology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
We review what is currently known about how the SARS-CoV-2 may interact with nociceptors to enhance pain and potentially cause or worsen neuropathies in COVID-19.