Javiera Sepúlveda-Alfaro, Eduardo A Catalán, Omar P Vallejos, Ignacio Ramos-Tapia, Cristóbal Madrid-Muñoz, María J Mendoza-León, Isidora D Suazo, Elizabeth Rivera-Asin, Pedro H Silva, Oscar Alvarez-Mardones, Daniela P Castillo-Godoy, Claudia A Riedel, Katina Schinnerling, Juan A Ugalde, Jorge A Soto, Susan M Bueno, Alexis M Kalergis, Felipe Melo-Gonzalez
INTRODUCTION: Respiratory infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, mainly in children, immunocompromised people, and the elderly. Several respiratory viruses can induce intestinal inflammation and alterations in intestinal microbiota composition. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is one of the major respiratory viruses contributing to infant mortality in children under 5 years of age worldwide, and the effect of this infection at the gut level has not been studied...
2024: Frontiers in Immunology