Probiotics reduce self-reported symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection in overweight and obese adults: should we be considering probiotics during viral …

BH Mullish, JR Marchesi, JAK McDonald, DA Pass… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gut microbiome manipulation to alter the gut-lung axis may potentially protect humans
against respiratory infections, and clinical trials of probiotics show promise in this regard in …

Probiotic improves symptomatic and viral clearance in Covid19 outpatients: a randomized, quadruple-blinded, placebo-controlled trial

P Gutiérrez-Castrellón, T Gandara-Martí… - Gut …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Intestinal bacteria may influence lung homeostasis via the gut-lung axis. We conducted a
single-center, quadruple-blinded, randomized trial in adult symptomatic Coronavirus …

Modulation of gut microbiota protects against viral respiratory tract infections: a systematic review of animal and clinical studies

HY Shi, X Zhu, WL Li, JWY Mak, SH Wong… - European journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Earlier studies suggest that probiotics have protective effects in the prevention
of respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Whether such benefits apply to RTIs of viral origin and …

[HTML][HTML] Oral probiotics in coronavirus disease 2019: Connecting the gut–lung axis to viral pathogenesis, inflammation, secondary infection and clinical trials

P Baindara, R Chakraborty, ZM Holliday… - New microbes and new …, 2021 - Elsevier
Defined as helpful live bacteria that can provide medical advantages to the host when
administered in tolerable amounts, oral probiotics might be worth considering as a possible …

[HTML][HTML] Orally ingested Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics as Countermeasures for respiratory tract infections in nonelderly adults: a systematic review and Meta …

JL Coleman, A Hatch-McChesney, SD Small… - Advances in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of gut microbiota–targeted interventions on the incidence, duration, and severity
of respiratory tract infections (RTIs) in nonelderly adults, and factors moderating any such …

Probiotics in the prophylaxis of COVID-19: something is better than nothing

K Gohil, R Samson, S Dastager, M Dharne - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
The new viral pandemic of COVID-19 is caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that
has brought the world at another unprecedented crisis in terms of health and economy. The …

Probiotics: A gut response to the COVID-19 pandemic but what does the evidence show?

S Brahma, A Naik, R Lordan - Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2022 - Elsevier
Since the global outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2), research has focused on understanding the etiology of coronavirus disease 2019 …

[HTML][HTML] Probiotics in medicine: a long debate

E Stavropoulou, E Bezirtzoglou - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During the last years probiotics gained the attention of clinicians for their use in the
prevention and treatment of multiple diseases. Probiotics main mechanisms of action …

[HTML][HTML] 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 high-quality evidence to …

Probiotics and prebiotics: potential prevention and therapeutic target for nutritional management of COVID-19?

KS Batista, JG de Albuquerque… - Nutrition research …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Scientists are working to identify prevention/treatment methods and clinical outcomes of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Nutritional status and diet have a major impact on …