Gut microbiota from patients with COVID-19 cause alterations in mice that resemble post-COVID symptoms

Long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 are frequent and of major concern. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection affects the host gut microbiota, which is linked to disease severity in patients with COVID-19. Here, we report that the gut microbiota of post-COVID subjects had a remarkable predominance of Enterobacteriaceae strains with an antibiotic-resistant phenotype compared to healthy controls. Additionally, short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) levels were reduced in feces. Fecal transplantation from post-COVID subjects to germ-free mice led to lung inflammation and worse outcomes during pulmonary infection by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. transplanted mice also exhibited poor cognitive performance. Overall, we show prolonged impacts of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the gut microbiota that persist after subjects have cleared the virus. Together, these data demonstrate that the gut microbiota can directly contribute to post-COVID sequelae, suggesting that it may be a potential therapeutic target.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Gut microbes - 15(2023), 2 vom: 05. Dez., Seite 2249146

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mendes de Almeida, Viviani [VerfasserIn]
Engel, Daiane F [VerfasserIn]
Ricci, Mayra F [VerfasserIn]
Cruz, Clênio Silva [VerfasserIn]
Lopes, Ícaro Santos [VerfasserIn]
Alves, Daniele Almeida [VerfasserIn]
d' Auriol, Mirna [VerfasserIn]
Magalhães, João [VerfasserIn]
Machado, Elayne C [VerfasserIn]
Rocha, Victor M [VerfasserIn]
Carvalho, Toniana G [VerfasserIn]
Lacerda, Larisse S B [VerfasserIn]
Pimenta, Jordane C [VerfasserIn]
Aganetti, Mariana [VerfasserIn]
Zuccoli, Giuliana S [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Bradley J [VerfasserIn]
Carregari, Victor C [VerfasserIn]
da Silva Rosa, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Galvão, Izabela [VerfasserIn]
Dantas Cassali, Geovanni [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Cristiana C [VerfasserIn]
Teixeira, Mauro Martins [VerfasserIn]
André, Leiliane C [VerfasserIn]
Ribeiro, Fabiola Mara [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Flaviano S [VerfasserIn]
Saia, Rafael Simone [VerfasserIn]
Costa, Vivian Vasconcelos [VerfasserIn]
Martins-de-Souza, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Hansbro, Philip M [VerfasserIn]
Marques, João Trindade [VerfasserIn]
Aguiar, Eric R G R [VerfasserIn]
Vieira, Angélica T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial-resistance
COVID-19
Inflammation
Journal Article
Microbiota
Post-COVID
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.09.2023

Date Revised 13.09.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/19490976.2023.2249146

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361660197