Transfer of IgG from Long COVID patients induces symptomology in mice
Hung‐Jen Chen, Brent Appelman, Hanneke L.D.M. Willemen, Amélie V. Bos, Judith Prado, Willem Ashwin Mak, Noa Keijzer, Patrícia Silva Santos Ribeiro, Sara Vieira Goncalves, Sabine Versteeg, Chiara Elisabeth Geyer, Mads Delbo Larsen, Eline Schüchner, Marije Kristianne Bomers, A. H. Ayesha Lavell, , Jeroen den Dunnen
This study transfers IgG from Long COVID patients to mice, inducing distinct symptoms based on patient subgroups, supporting a causative role for IgGs in Long COVID.
Cell Reports Medicine · Mar 24, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology