[HTML][HTML] Microbiota in health and diseases

K Hou, ZX Wu, XY Chen, JQ Wang, D Zhang… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The role of microbiota in health and diseases is being highlighted by numerous studies
since its discovery. Depending on the localized regions, microbiota can be classified into …

[HTML][HTML] Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2—at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic

GY Oudit, K Wang, A Viveiros, MJ Kellner… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
ACE2 is the indispensable entry receptor for SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. Because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, it has become one of the most therapeutically targeted human …

Postacute COVID-19 is characterized by gut viral antigen persistence in inflammatory bowel diseases

A Zollner, R Koch, A Jukic, A Pfister, M Meyer… - Gastroenterology, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected
populations, societies, and lives for more than 2 years. Long-term sequelae of COVID-19 …

Alterations in microbiota of patients with COVID-19: potential mechanisms and therapeutic interventions

B Wang, L Zhang, Y Wang, T Dai, Z Qin… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is currently ongoing. It is
caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). A high …

Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection, EBV, HHV-6 and other factors may contribute to inflammation and autoimmunity in long COVID

A Vojdani, E Vojdani, E Saidara, M Maes - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
A novel syndrome called long-haul COVID or long COVID is increasingly recognized in a
significant percentage of individuals within a few months after infection with SARS-CoV-2 …

Sharing CD4+ T cell loss: when COVID-19 and HIV collide on immune system

X Peng, J Ouyang, S Isnard, J Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is a distinctive infection characterized by elevated inter-human transmission and
presenting from absence of symptoms to severe cytokine storm that can lead to dismal …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota: A new insight into lung diseases

PJ Ma, MM Wang, Y Wang - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2022 - Elsevier
The human gut microbiota is a complex ecosystem involved in the metabolism, immunity,
and health of the host. The microbiome plays a key role in the development of the host's …

Angiotensin II type I receptor (AT1R): the gate towards COVID-19-associated diseases

G El-Arif, S Khazaal, A Farhat, J Harb, C Annweiler… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The binding of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike
glycoprotein to its cellular receptor, the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), causes its …

Crosstalk between the gut microbiota and epithelial cells under physiological and infectious conditions

A Zhou, Y Yuan, M Yang, Y Huang, X Li, S Li… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is considered the largest immunological organ, with a diverse
gut microbiota, that contributes to combatting pathogens and maintaining human health …

Gut microbiota diversity and C-reactive protein are predictors of disease severity in COVID-19 patients

A Moreira-Rosário, C Marques, H Pinheiro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity are still poorly
understood. Considering the pivotal role of the gut microbiota on host immune and …