Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?

ABSTRACT There is high mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected individuals with chronic inflammatory diseases, like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. A cytokine storm in some patients after infection contributes to this mortality. In addition to lungs, the intestine is targeted...

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Autores principales: J. C. Onishi, M. M. Häggblom, S. A. Shapses
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:571d1305e9e646bba4fbbcbba41b75f92021-11-15T15:56:45ZCan Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?10.1128/mBio.01723-202150-7511https://doaj.org/article/571d1305e9e646bba4fbbcbba41b75f92020-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01723-20https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT There is high mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected individuals with chronic inflammatory diseases, like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. A cytokine storm in some patients after infection contributes to this mortality. In addition to lungs, the intestine is targeted during COVID-19 infection. The intestinal membrane serves as a barrier to prevent leakage of microorganisms and their products into the bloodstream; however, dietary fats can affect the gut microbiome and may increase intestinal permeability. In obese or diabetic individuals, there is an increase in the abundance of either Gram-negative bacteria in the gut or their product, endotoxin, in systemic circulation. We speculate that when the COVID-19 infection localizes in the intestine and when the permeability properties of the intestinal membrane are compromised, an inflammatory response is generated when proinflammatory endotoxin, produced by resident Gram-negative bacteria, leaks into the systemic circulation. This review discusses conditions contributing to inflammation that are triggered by microbially derived factors from the gut.J. C. OnishiM. M. HäggblomS. A. ShapsesAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleCOVID-19cytokine stormdietendotoxingut bacteriaintestineMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 11, Iss 4 (2020)
institution DOAJ
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topic COVID-19
cytokine storm
diet
endotoxin
gut bacteria
intestine
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle COVID-19
cytokine storm
diet
endotoxin
gut bacteria
intestine
Microbiology
QR1-502
J. C. Onishi
M. M. Häggblom
S. A. Shapses
Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
description ABSTRACT There is high mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-infected individuals with chronic inflammatory diseases, like obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. A cytokine storm in some patients after infection contributes to this mortality. In addition to lungs, the intestine is targeted during COVID-19 infection. The intestinal membrane serves as a barrier to prevent leakage of microorganisms and their products into the bloodstream; however, dietary fats can affect the gut microbiome and may increase intestinal permeability. In obese or diabetic individuals, there is an increase in the abundance of either Gram-negative bacteria in the gut or their product, endotoxin, in systemic circulation. We speculate that when the COVID-19 infection localizes in the intestine and when the permeability properties of the intestinal membrane are compromised, an inflammatory response is generated when proinflammatory endotoxin, produced by resident Gram-negative bacteria, leaks into the systemic circulation. This review discusses conditions contributing to inflammation that are triggered by microbially derived factors from the gut.
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author J. C. Onishi
M. M. Häggblom
S. A. Shapses
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S. A. Shapses
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title Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
title_short Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
title_full Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
title_fullStr Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
title_full_unstemmed Can Dietary Fatty Acids Affect the COVID-19 Infection Outcome in Vulnerable Populations?
title_sort can dietary fatty acids affect the covid-19 infection outcome in vulnerable populations?
publisher American Society for Microbiology
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