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ArticleNutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.)2022

Association of gut-related metabolites with respiratory symptoms in COVID-19: A proof-of-concept study.

Muhammad Zubair Israr, Wadah Ibrahim, Andrea Salzano, Sarir Sarmad, Michael J Wilde, Rebecca L Cordell, Neil J Greening, Christopher E Brightling, Salman Siddiqui, Toru Suzuki and 1 more

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Article in Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Muhammad Zubair IsrarDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Wadah IbrahimDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Andrea SalzanoIRCCS SDN, Diagnostic and Nuclear Research Institute, Napoli, Italy.
Sarir SarmadDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Michael J WildeSchool of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Rebecca L CordellSchool of Chemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Neil J GreeningDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Christopher E BrightlingDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Salman SiddiquiDepartment of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom.
Toru SuzukiDepartment of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, National Institute for Health Research Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, United Kingdom; The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: ts263@le.ac.uk.
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University of Leicester · GBGlenfield Hospital · GBSDN Istituto di Ricerca Diagnostica e Nucleare · IT

Funding

Medical Research Council MC_PC_16051Medical Research Council MR/N005880/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut-related metabolites have been linked with respiratory disease. The crosstalk between the gut and lungs suggests that gut health may be compromised in COVID-19. The aims of the present study were to analyze a panel of gut-related metabolites (acetyl-L-carnitine, betaine, choline, L-carnitine, trimethylamine, and trimethylamine N-oxide) in patients with COVID-19, matched with healthy individuals and patients with non-COVID-19 respiratory symptoms. As results, metabolites from this panel were impaired in patients with COVID-19 and were associated with the symptoms of breathlessness and temperature, and it was possible to differentiate between COVID-19 and asthma. Preliminary results showed that lower levels of betaine appeared to be associated with poor outcomes in patients with COVID-19, suggesting betaine as a marker of gut microbiome health.

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COVID-19Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeBetaineCarnitineCholineHumansMethylaminesBetaineCarnitineCholineMethylaminesCOVID-19Gut microbiotaMetabolomicsRespiratory

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PMID35131599
PMCPMC8730784
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