Prebiotic inulin ameliorates SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters by modulating the gut microbiome

Abstract Current treatment options for COVID-19 are limited, with many antivirals and immunomodulators restricted to the most severe cases and preventative care limited to vaccination. As the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its increasing variants threaten to become a permanent fixture of our lives, this new r...

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Main Authors: Isaiah Song, Jiayue Yang, Misa Saito, Tenagy Hartanto, Yasunori Nakayama, Takeshi Ichinohe, Shinji Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:npj Science of Food
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41538-024-00248-z