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Oluwatoyin Modupe Aladejana¹, Damilola Feyisike Ayorinde^2,3

¹Department of Biological Science, Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria.

Virology journal

|December 22, 2025

Resumen

El metapneumovirus humano (HMPV) es una preocupación creciente de enfermedad respiratoria. La investigación sugiere que la manipulación del microbioma pulmonar con probióticos, prebióticos y postbióticos puede ofrecer nuevas estrategias de tratamiento y prevención del HMPV.

Área de la Ciencia:

* Virología y Microbiología; * Inmunología; * Salud Pública

Sus antecedentes:

* El metapneumovirus humano (HMPV) causa enfermedades respiratorias, que van de leves a graves.; * Los aumentos recientes en los casos de HMPV en China resaltan su potencial de propagación epidémica.; * Actualmente no existen tratamientos antivirales directos para el HMPV, lo que plantea desafíos para las poblaciones vulnerables.

Objetivo del estudio:

* Explorar el papel del microbioma pulmonar en la infección por HMPV.; * Investigar estrategias terapéuticas potenciales dirigidas al microbioma para el manejo del HMPV.; * Comprender cómo las comunidades microbianas influyen en la patogénesis del HMPV y la respuesta inmune.

Principales métodos:

* Revisión de brotes recientes de HMPV y datos epidemiológicos.; * Análisis del impacto de la composición del microbioma pulmonar en la gravedad de la infección por HMPV.; * Exploración de agentes moduladores del microbioma como probióticos, prebióticos y postbióticos.

Principales resultados:

* La composición del microbioma pulmonar influye en la infección por HMPV y la gravedad de la enfermedad.; * Los patobiontes, como *H. influenzae*, pueden exacerbar las infecciones por HMPV.; * Las tecnologías avanzadas como la secuenciación de próxima generación y CRISPR-Cas12a permiten la detección rápida de HMPV.

Conclusiones:

* La modulación del microbioma pulmonar presenta una vía prometedora para el tratamiento y la prevención del HMPV.; * Los probióticos, prebióticos y postbióticos merecen una mayor investigación para el manejo del HMPV.; * La comprensión de las interacciones huésped-microbioma es crucial para combatir el HMPV y virus respiratorios similares.

Palabras clave:

CRISPR-Cas12a Metapneumovirus humano Microbioma Secuenciación de próxima generación Probióticos

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