Safety and efficacy of probiotic supplements as adjunctive therapies in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Zhu, T Pitre, C Ching, D Zeraatkar, S Gruchy - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background and aims Oral probiotic supplementation may be a beneficial adjunctive
therapy for patients with symptomatic COVID-19. However, its safety and efficacy are …

Probiotics improve symptoms of patients with COVID-19 through gut-lung axis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Tian, H Ran, X Wen, G Fu, X Zhou, R Liu… - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Multi system symptoms such as gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract exist
in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. There is a lack of reliable evidence to …

Probiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis

A Sohail, HA Cheema, MS Mithani, A Shahid… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Although numerous modalities are currently in use for the treatment and
prophylaxis of COVID-19, probiotics are a cost-effective alternative that could be used in …

Nutrients, herbal bioactive derivatives and commensal microbiota as tools to lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A Romani, D Sergi, E Zauli, R Voltan, G Lodi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has infected a vast population across the world, causing more
than 664 million cases and 6.7 million deaths by January 2023. Vaccination has been …

Clinical efficacy of probiotics in the treatment of patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

JY Wu, PY Huang, TH Liu, CY Kuo… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives This study was conducted to assess the clinical efficacy of probiotics in the
treatment of patients with COVID19. Methods PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and …

The role of Bifidobacterium in COVID-19: a systematic review

CR Taufer, PH Rampelotto - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, mainly causes respiratory and
intestinal symptoms and changes in the microbiota of patients. We performed a systematic …

Intestinal damage, inflammation and microbiota alteration during COVID-19 infection

A Saviano, M Brigida, C Petruzziello, C Zanza… - Biomedicines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The virus SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for respiratory disorders due to the fact
that it mainly infects the respiratory tract using the Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of microbiome therapy on COVID-19-induced gut dysbiosis: A narrative and systematic review

M Yousef, M Rob, S Varghese, S Rao, F Zamir, P Paul… - Life Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Aims Emerging evidence highlights the role of COVID-19 in instigating gut dysbiosis, with
repercussions on disease severity and bidirectional gut-organ communication involving the …

Bifidobacteria in disease: from head to toe

W Zhang, Q Jia, M Han, X Zhang, L Guo, S Sun… - Folia Microbiologica, 2024 - Springer
Bifidobacteria as a strictly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, is widely distributed in the
intestine, vagina and oral cavity, and is one of the first gut flora to colonize the early stages of …

Overview of anti-viral effects of probiotics via immune cells in pre-, mid-and post-SARS-CoV2 era

O Kanauchi, ZX Low, K Jounai, R Tsuji… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 outbreak has caused significant global changes and increased public
awareness of SARS-CoV-2. Substantial progress in developing vaccines, enhancing …