The immunomodulatory effects of probiotics on respiratory viral infections : A hint for COVID-19 treatment?

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Respiratory virus infections are among the most prevalent diseases in humans and contribute to morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Moreover, since they can evolve fast and cross the species barrier, some of these viruses, such as influenza A and coronaviruses, have sometimes caused epidemics or pandemics and were associated with more serious clinical diseases and even mortality. The recently identified Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a Public Health Emergency of International concern and has been associated with rapidly progressive pneumonia. To ensure protection against emerging respiratory tract infections, the development of new strategies based on modulating the immune responses is essential. The use of probiotic components has substantially increased due to their effects on immune responses, in particular on those that occur in the upper/lower respiratory tract. Superinduction of inflammatory reaction, known as a cytokine storm, has been correlated directly with viral pneumonia and serious complications of respiratory infections. In this review, probiotics, as potential immunomodulatory agents, have been proposed to improve the host's response to respiratory viral infections. In addition, the effects of probiotics on different aspects of immune responses and their antiviral properties in both pre-clinical and clinical contexts have been described in detail.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:148

Enthalten in:

Microbial pathogenesis - 148(2020) vom: 10. Nov., Seite 104452

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mahooti, Mehran [VerfasserIn]
Miri, Seyed Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Abdolalipour, Elahe [VerfasserIn]
Ghaemi, Amir [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
COVID-19
Immunologic Factors
Immunomodulatory
Influenza
Journal Article
Probiotics
Respiratory virus
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 04.12.2020

Date Revised 06.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.micpath.2020.104452

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NLM313923787