A Potential Role for Photobiomodulation Therapy in Disease Treatment and Prevention in the Era of COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 is an evolving pandemic that has far reaching global effects, with a combination of factors that makes the virus difficult to contain. The symptoms of infection can be devastating or at the least very debilitating for vulnerable individuals. It is clear that the elderly are at most risk of the adverse impacts of the virus, including hospitalization and death. Others at risk are those with comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease and metabolic conditions and those with a hyper-excitable immune response. Treatment options for those with acute responses to the virus are limited and there is an urgent need for potential strategies that can mitigate these severe effects. One potential avenue for treatment that has not been explored is the microbiome gut/lung axis. In addition to th

SUBMITTER: Liebert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7673843 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature