COVID-19 and metabolic syndrome

H Dissanayake - Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Convergence of the two pandemics: metabolic syndrome and COVID-19 over last two years
has posed unprecedented challenges to individuals as well as healthcare systems …

Association between overweight/obesity and the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review

C Fu, N Lin, J Zhu, Q Ye - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objective: The objective of this study was to appraise the interrelation between
overweight/obesity and the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination by synthesizing the …

Effectiveness of BNT162b2 XBB vaccine in the US Veterans Affairs healthcare system

AR Caffrey, HJ Appaneal, VV Lopes, L Puzniak… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Data evaluating effectiveness of XBB. 1.5-adapted vaccines against JN. 1-related endpoints
are scarce. This nationwide test-negative case-control study within the US Veterans Affairs …

Obesity does not influence SARS-CoV-2 humoral vaccine immunogenicity

M D'Souza, A Keeshan, CA Gravel, MA Langlois… - npj Vaccines, 2024 - nature.com
Obesity is a recognized factor influencing immune function and infectious disease outcomes.
Characterization of the influence of obesity on SARS-CoV-2 humoral vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the nasopharyngeal microbiome and respiratory pathogens in COVID-19 patients from Saudi Arabia

M Yasir, HA Al-Sharif, T Al-Subhi, AA Sindi… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Infection with SARS-CoV-2 may perturb normal microbiota, leading to
secondary infections that can complicate the viral disease. The aim of this study was to …

Obesity-compromised immunity in post-COVID-19 condition: a critical control point of chronicity

S Jang, W Hong, Y Moon - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Post-COVID-19 condition is recognized as a multifactorial disorder, with persistent presence
of viral antigens, discordant immunity, delayed viral clearance, and chronic inflammation …

SARS-CoV-2 specific immune responses in overweight and obese COVID-19 patients

TB Onyango, F Zhou, G Bredholt, KA Brokstad… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Obesity is a known risk factor for severe respiratory tract infections. In this prospective study,
we assessed the impact of being obese or overweight on longitudinal SARS-CoV-2 humoral …

HMGB1 mediates microbiome-immune axis dysregulation underlying reduced neutralization capacity in obesity-related post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

NC Rubas, R Peres, BP Kunihiro, NP Allan… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
While obesity is a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC," long-
COVID"), the mechanism (s) underlying this phenomenon remains poorly understood. To …

Boosting the immunogenicity of the CoronaVac SARS-CoV-2 inactivated vaccine with Huoxiang Suling Shuanghua Decoction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo …

R Tang, L Wang, J Zhang, W Fei, R Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In light of the public health burden of the COVID-19 pandemic, boosting the
safety and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines is of great concern. Numerous Traditional …

Comparing heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination: A longitudinal study of antibody decay

C Orlandi, G Stefanetti, S Barocci, G Buffi, A Diotallevi… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The humoral response after vaccination was evaluated in 1248 individuals who received
different COVID-19 vaccine schedules. The study compared subjects primed with adenoviral …