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Understanding host-gut microbiota interactions to develop a therapeutic/preventive strategy toward SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    RIKEN

  • Principal Investigator

    Kenya Honda

  • Research Location

    Japan

  • Lead Research Institution

    Laboratory for Gut Homeostasis, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Therapeutics research, development and implementation

  • Research Subcategory

    N/A

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    Not applicable

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

In collaboration with the University of Tokyo and Keio University, we will collect fecal samples from patients recovered from COVID-19 and search for bacterial strains that can enhance antibody response against the virus. Since we recently identified serine protease-degrading bacterial strains, we will evaluate the effect of these strains against intestinal coronavirus infection.