Strengthening the immune system and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress through diet and nutrition: considerations during the COVID-19 crisis

M Iddir, A Brito, G Dingeo, SS Fernandez Del Campo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus-disease 2019 (COVID-19) was announced as a global pandemic by the
World Health Organization. Challenges arise concerning how to optimally support the …

[HTML][HTML] Microbes, metabolites, and the gut–lung axis

AT Dang, BJ Marsland - Mucosal immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
The microbiota plays an essential role in the education, development, and function of the
immune system, both locally and systemically. Emerging experimental and epidemiological …

Alterations of the gut microbiota in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 or H1N1 influenza

S Gu, Y Chen, Z Wu, Y Chen, H Gao… - Clinical Infectious …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an emerging serious global
health problem. Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in COVID-19 patients, and severe …

Maturation of the gut microbiome during the first year of life contributes to the protective farm effect on childhood asthma

M Depner, DH Taft, PV Kirjavainen, KM Kalanetra… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Growing up on a farm is associated with an asthma-protective effect, but the mechanisms
underlying this effect are largely unknown. In the Protection against Allergy: Study in Rural …

The cross-talk between gut microbiota and lungs in common lung diseases

D Zhang, S Li, N Wang, HY Tan, Z Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Emerging findings indicate there is a vital cross-talk between gut microbiota and the lungs,
which is known as gut–lung axis. The gut disturbances in lung diseases including allergy …

The role of lung and gut microbiota in the pathology of asthma

W Barcik, RCT Boutin, M Sokolowska, BB Finlay - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease affecting more than 300 million people
worldwide. Clinical features of asthma and its immunological and molecular etiology vary …

Role of probiotics to combat viral infections with emphasis on COVID-19

A Sundararaman, M Ray, PV Ravindra… - Applied microbiology and …, 2020 - Springer
Interspecies transmissions of viruses between animals and humans may result in
unpredictable pathogenic potential and new transmissible diseases. This mechanism has …

Emerging pathogenic links between microbiota and the gut–lung axis

KF Budden, SL Gellatly, DLA Wood… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The microbiota is vital for the development of the immune system and homeostasis.
Changes in microbial composition and function, termed dysbiosis, in the respiratory tract and …

The gut microbiota and respiratory diseases: new evidence

L Chunxi, L Haiyue, L Yanxia… - Journal of immunology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Human body surfaces, such as the skin, intestines, and respiratory and urogenital tracts, are
colonized by a large number of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and viruses, with …

Diet, microbiota and gut-lung connection

S Anand, SS Mande - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbial community (Gut microbiota) is known to impact metabolic functions as well
as immune responses in our body. Diet plays an important role in determining the …