scholarly journals COVID-19, Rate of Case Factors and Nutritional Characteristics of Patients Dying in Italy and Brazil: A Critical Analyze

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Eliza Miranda Ramos ◽  
Antônio Carlos de Abreu ◽  
Sandra Luzinete Félix de Freitas ◽  
Matheus Dullius de Lima ◽  
Francisco José Mendes dos Reis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Emerging Viruses ◽  
Nutritional Characteristics ◽  
Response Change ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory

Viruses continued to emerge and bring challenges to the global public health system with emerging viruses with respiratory contagion. Previous studies have shown that the increased incidence of certain viral respiratory infections, including influenza and coronavirus, is associated with low levels of Vitamin D, zinc and iron. Elements such as iron, zinc and Vitamin D influence adaptive immunity by inhibiting the proliferation of B cells with differentiation and secretion of immunoglobulins that will supply the proliferation of T cells and this will result in a more pro-inflammatory response change.

scholarly journals Vitamin D, Zinc and Iron in Adult Patients with Covid-19 and Their Action in The Immune Response as Biomarkers: A Case Report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliza Miranda Ramos ◽  
Emerson Luiz Lima Araújo ◽  
Igor Domingos de Souza ◽  
Gilberto Gonçalves Facco ◽  
Antônio Carlos de Abreu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Treatment Period ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Emerging Virus ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory

Abstract: COVID-19 in 2020 brought challenges to the Brazilian public health system with an emerging virus with respiratory contagion called SARS-CoV-2. There are few studies in Brazil and in some countries, on the increased incidence of certain viral respiratory infections, includ-ing H1N1 and coronavirus and their association with low levels of vitamin D, zinc and iron. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that the deficit of vitamin D, zinc and iron has an impact on the infectious process of patients with COVID-19 and to establish new forms of prevention for the worsening of COVID-19 in the human body. Data were collected from medical records and test results from patients being followed up during the treatment period for COVID-19. Patients with low blood levels of vitamin D, zinc and iron during the treatment period of COVID-19 had a higher percentage of worsening and complications requiring hospitalization in intensive care beds. The ingestion of vitamin D, zinc and iron in the treatment period of patients with COVID-19 in addition to being an immunological protector against SARS-CoV-2 and alleviating the process of worsening the disease can also act as a biomarker in cases of this disease.

scholarly journals Vitamin D, Zinc and Iron in Adult Patients with Covid-19 and Their Action in the Immune Response as Biomarkers

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eliza Miranda Ramos ◽  
Emerson Luiz Lima Araújo ◽  
Francisco José Mendes dos Reis ◽  
Igor Domingos de Souza ◽  
Gilberto Gonçalves Facco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Treatment Period ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Blood Levels ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Emerging Virus ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory

COVID-19 in 2020 brought challenges to the Brazilian public health system with an emerging virus with respiratory contagion called SARS-CoV-2. There are few studies in Brazil and in some countries, on the increased incidence of certain viral respiratory infections, including H1N1 and coronavirus and their association with low levels of vitamin D, zinc and iron. The aim of this study was to demonstrate that the deficit of vitamin D, zinc and iron has an impact on the infectious process of patients with COVID-19 and to establish new forms of prevention for the worsening of COVID-19 in the human body. Data were collected from medical records and test results from patients being followed up during the treatment period for COVID-19. Patients with low blood levels of vitamin D, zinc and iron during the treatment period of COVID-19 had a higher percentage of worsening and complications requiring hospitalization in intensive care beds. The ingestion of vitamin D, zinc and iron in the treatment period of patients with COVID-19 in addition to being an immunological protector against SARS-CoV-2 and alleviating the process of worsening the disease can also act as a biomarker in cases of this disease.

scholarly journals Nasopharyngeal Type-I Interferon for Immediately Available Prophylaxis Against Emerging Respiratory Viral Infections

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos C. Lee ◽  
Yunjin Jeong ◽  
Sumin Lee ◽  
Haewook Jang ◽  
Allen Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Interferon Beta ◽  
Viral Infections ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Type I ◽  
Emerging Viruses ◽  
Respiratory Viral Infection ◽  
Respiratory Viral Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory

In addition to SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, emerging viruses that cause respiratory viral infections will continue to arise. Increasing evidence suggests a delayed, possibly suppressed, type 1 interferon (IFN-I) response occurs early during COVID-19 and other viral respiratory infections such as SARS and MERS. These observations prompt considering IFN-β as a prophylactic or early intervention for respiratory viral infections. A rationale for developing and testing intranasal interferon beta (IFN-β) as an immediately available intervention for new respiratory viral infections that will arise unexpectedly in the future is presented and supported by basic and clinical trial observations. IFN-β prophylaxis could limit the spread and consequences of an emerging respiratory viral infection in at-risk individuals while specific vaccines are being developed.

scholarly journals Epidemic influenza and vitamin D

2006 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
pp. 1129-1140 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. J. CANNELL ◽  
R. VIETH ◽  
J. C. UMHAU ◽  
M. F. HOLICK ◽  
W. B. GRANT ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Solar Radiation ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Serological Evidence ◽  
Interventional Study ◽  
Human Immunity ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Live Attenuated Influenza Virus ◽  
Viral Respiratory

In 1981, R. Edgar Hope-Simpson proposed that a ‘seasonal stimulus’ intimately associated with solar radiation explained the remarkable seasonality of epidemic influenza. Solar radiation triggers robust seasonal vitamin D production in the skin; vitamin D deficiency is common in the winter, and activated vitamin D, 1,25(OH)2D, a steroid hormone, has profound effects on human immunity. 1,25(OH)2D acts as an immune system modulator, preventing excessive expression of inflammatory cytokines and increasing the ‘oxidative burst’ potential of macrophages. Perhaps most importantly, it dramatically stimulates the expression of potent anti-microbial peptides, which exist in neutrophils, monocytes, natural killer cells, and in epithelial cells lining the respiratory tract where they play a major role in protecting the lung from infection. Volunteers inoculated with live attenuated influenza virus are more likely to develop fever and serological evidence of an immune response in the winter. Vitamin D deficiency predisposes children to respiratory infections. Ultraviolet radiation (either from artificial sources or from sunlight) reduces the incidence of viral respiratory infections, as does cod liver oil (which contains vitamin D). An interventional study showed that vitamin D reduces the incidence of respiratory infections in children. We conclude that vitamin D, or lack of it, may be Hope-Simpson's ‘seasonal stimulus’.

scholarly journals Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy and early infancy in relation to gut microbiota composition and C. difficile colonization: implications for viral respiratory infections

Gut Microbes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1799734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelsea M. Drall ◽  
Catherine J. Field ◽  
Andrea M. Haqq ◽  
Russell J. de Souza ◽  
Hein M. Tun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
Early Infancy ◽  
Microbiota Composition ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Gut Microbiota Composition ◽  
Viral Respiratory ◽  
In Pregnancy

scholarly journals The effects of vitamin D on acute viral respiratory infections: A rapid review

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 192-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Bradley ◽  
Janet Schloss ◽  
Danielle Brown ◽  
Deisy Celis ◽  
John Finnell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory

scholarly journals The lung–gut axis during viral respiratory infections: the impact of gut dysbiosis on secondary disease outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Sencio ◽  
Marina Gomes Machado ◽  
François Trottein
Keyword(s):  
Gut Microbiota ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Disease Outcomes ◽  
And Function ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Viral Respiratory

AbstractBacteria that colonize the human gastrointestinal tract are essential for good health. The gut microbiota has a critical role in pulmonary immunity and host’s defense against viral respiratory infections. The gut microbiota’s composition and function can be profoundly affected in many disease settings, including acute infections, and these changes can aggravate the severity of the disease. Here, we discuss mechanisms by which the gut microbiota arms the lung to control viral respiratory infections. We summarize the impact of viral respiratory infections on the gut microbiota and discuss the potential mechanisms leading to alterations of gut microbiota’s composition and functions. We also discuss the effects of gut microbial imbalance on disease outcomes, including gastrointestinal disorders and secondary bacterial infections. Lastly, we discuss the potential role of the lung–gut axis in coronavirus disease 2019.

PT103 Involvement of the Immune System in the Development of Sub-Acute Ventricular Dysfunction During Acute Viral Respiratory Infections

Global Heart ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e143-e144
Author(s):  
E. Vazquez-Garza ◽  
G. Garcia-Rivas ◽  
G. Torre-Amione
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory Infections ◽  
Viral Respiratory
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