Correlation Analysis between Gut Microbiota Alterations and the Cytokine Response in Patients with Coronavirus Disease during Hospitalization
Mizutani T., Ishizaka A., Koga M., Ikeuchi K., Saito M., Adachi E., Yamayoshi S., Iwatsuki-Horimoto K., Yasuhara A., Kiyono H., Matano T., Suzuki Y., Tsutsumi T., Kawaoka Y., Yotsuyanagi H.
There is growing evidence that the commensal microbiota of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts regulates local and systemic inflammation (gut-lung axis). COVID-19 is primarily a respiratory disease, but the involvement of microbiota changes in the pathogenesis of this disease remains unclear.