在喘病毒性恶化期间和健康小鼠中,类固醇对微生物组的修改

Kazuma Yagi1, Alexander D Ethridge2, Nicole R Falkowski3,4

  • 1Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

概括

对喘恶化的肺部类固醇治疗改变了肺部和肠道微生物群,影响了免疫反应和代谢物. 早期的类固醇使用可能会影响随后的病毒诱导疾病严重程度.

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