Chikungunya-Driven Gene Expression Linked to Osteoclast Survival and Chronic Arthralgia

• Main Authors: Alysson Henrique Urbanski (Author), Vanessa E. Maso (Author), Felipe M. Martins (Author), André Guilherme da Costa-Martins (Author), Ana Paula B. do Nascimento Oliveira (Author), Helder I. Nakaya (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chikungunya fever (CHIKF), caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), manifests as acute febrile illness often associated with polyarthritis and polyarthralgia. Although the acute symptoms resolve within two weeks, many patients experience prolonged joint pain and inflammation, resembling rheumatoid a...