Cold exposure promotes coronavirus infection by altering the gut microbiota and lipid metabolism to reduce host immunity

Abstract

Cold exposure has been suggested to be advantageous for the spread and infection of the coronavirus, and the gut microbiota influences the severity of the infection by modulating host inflammatory and immune responses. However, it remains unclear whether the promotion of viral infection through cold exposure is linked to the gut microbiota.

Keywords

• cold exposure
• coronavirus infection
• gut microbiota
• lipid metabolism
• immune