The consumption of Western-type calorically rich diets combined with chronic overnutrition
and a sedentary lifestyle in Western societies evokes a state of chronic metabolic …

With the rising prevalence of obesity has come an increasing awareness of its impact on
communicable disease. As a consequence of the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus pandemic …

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in 2012 in Saudi
Arabia and has caused over 2400 cases and more than 800 deaths. Epidemiological …

The coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading worldwide and is
becoming a major public health crisis. Increasing evidence demonstrates a strong …

Influenza, a highly contagious respiratory tract infection, affects millions of adults and
children each year. Several high-risk populations include children, the elderly, the …

While protective, the acute inflammatory response when uncontrolled can lead to further
tissue damage and chronic inflammation that is now widely recognized to play important …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has proven
a challenge to healthcare systems since its first appearance in late 2019. The global spread …

Abstract Purpose of Review During the last decades, obesity and autoimmune disorders
have shown a parallel significant rise in industrialized countries. This review aims at …

Obesity is accompanied by a systemic chronic low-grade inflammation as well as
dysfunctions of several innate and adaptive immune cells. Recent findings emphasize an …

Coronaviruses are constantly circulating in humans, causing common colds and mild
respiratory infections. In contrast, infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome …