Coronavirus disease 2019 and the gut-lung axis.

ABSTRACT: Gastrointestinal and respiratory tract diseases often occur together. There are many overlapping pathologies, leading to the concept of the 'gut-lung axis' in which stimulation on one side triggers a response on the other side. This axis appears to be implicated in infections involving severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which has triggered the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, in which respiratory symptoms of fever, cough and dyspnoea often occur together with gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhoea. Besides the gut-lung axis, it should be noted that the gut participates in numerous axes which may affect lung function, and consequently the severity of COVID-19, through several pathways. This article focu

SUBMITTER: Zhou D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8431834 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature