Gut microbiota in COVID-19: key microbial changes, potential mechanisms and clinical applications

F Zhang, RI Lau, Q Liu, Q Su, FKL Chan… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The gastrointestinal tract is involved in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The gut microbiota has …

Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: the role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis

K Hashimoto - Molecular Psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has resulted in a serious public …

Gut and airway microbiota dysbiosis and their role in COVID-19 and long-COVID

G Ancona, L Alagna, C Alteri, E Palomba… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiota plays a crucial role in human health and disease. Gut dysbiosis is known
to be associated with increased susceptibility to respiratory diseases and modifications in …

Gut microbiota dysbiosis in COVID-19: Modulation and approaches for prevention and therapy

VM Martín Giménez, J Modrego… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inflammation and oxidative stress are critical underlying mechanisms associated with
COVID-19 that contribute to the complications and clinical deterioration of patients …

Metagenomic assessment of gut microbial communities and risk of severe COVID-19

LH Nguyen, D Okin, DA Drew, VM Battista… - Genome Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The gut microbiome is a critical modulator of host immunity and is linked to the
immune response to respiratory viral infections. However, few studies have gone beyond …

Safety of an inactivated, whole-virion COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) in people aged 60 years or older in Hong Kong: a modified self-controlled case series

EYF Wan, Y Wang, CSL Chui, AHY Mok… - The Lancet Healthy …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Because evidence on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in older adults is scarce,
we aimed to evaluate the incidence and risk of adverse events after CoronaVac (Sinovac …

The gut microbiota and metabolome are associated with diminished COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody responses in immunosuppressed inflammatory bowel …

JL Alexander, BH Mullish, NP Danckert, Z Liu… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treated with anti-TNF therapy
exhibit attenuated humoral immune responses to vaccination against SARS-CoV-2. The gut …

Meta-analysis of 16S rRNA microbial data identified alterations of the gut microbiota in COVID-19 patients during the acute and recovery phases

X Cheng, Y Zhang, Y Li, Q Wu, J Wu, SK Park, C Guo… - BMC microbiology, 2022 - Springer
Background Dozens of studies have demonstrated gut dysbiosis in COVID-19 patients
during the acute and recovery phases. However, a consensus on the specific COVID-19 …

Microbiota and COVID-19: Long-term and complex influencing factors

J Gang, H Wang, X Xue, S Zhang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). According to the World Health …

Association between Gut Microbiota and SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccine Immunogenicity

HY Ng, WK Leung, KS Cheung - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Gut microbiota is increasingly recognized to play a pivotal role in various human
physiological functions and diseases. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, research has …