[84] Lateral hypothalamic orexin neurons innervate every component of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS), which includes noradrenergic, dopaminergic, histaminergic, and serotonergic nuclei that promote wakefulness
A recent high-profile study found that elevated oxidative stress is a shared molecular feature of both conditions, specifically causing immune CD8 T-cells to become functionally exhausted and hyperproliferative
However, they are not risk free
Even if the drug does not decrease the symptom burden as we hope, we will learn a lot about its effects on people with Long COVID, and if it does help, Ill be beyond thrilled. Lilly contributed the doses to the trial, which is funded by the Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid, a nonprofit organization created in 2023 by philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt