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How lifestyle choices can impact our immune responses,

Immune Responses Infographic references:

Smoking

  1. Salah HM, Sharma T, Mehta J. Smoking Doubles the Mortality Risk in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Reports and Potential Mechanisms. Cureus. 2020 Oct 7;12(10):e10837. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10837.
  2. Eapen MS, Lu W, Hackett TL, Singhera GK, Thompson IE, McAlinden KD, Hardikar A, Weber HC, Haug G, Wark PAB, Chia C, Sohal SS. Dysregulation of endocytic machinery and ACE2 in small airways of smokers and COPD patients can augment their susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infections. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00437.2020.
  3. Rodriguez JA, Roa AA, Lemos-Ramirez JC. E-Cigarette or Vaping Product Use-Associated Lung Injury (EVALI) Mimicking COVID-19 Disease. Case Rep Pulmonol. 2020 Nov 1;2020:8821289. doi: 10.1155/2020/8821289.

Stress/Anxiety

  1. Ramezani M, Simani L, Karimialavijeh E, Rezaei O, Hajiesmaeili M, Pakdaman H. The Role of Anxiety and Cortisol in Outcomes of Patients With Covid-19. Basic Clin Neurosci. 2020 Mar-Apr;11(2):179-184. doi: 10.32598/bcn.11.covid19.1168.2.
  2. Tan T, Khoo B, Mills EG, Phylactou M, Patel B, Eng PC, Thurston L, Muzi B, Meeran K, Prevost AT, Comninos AN, Abbara A, Dhillo WS. Association between high serum total cortisol concentrations and mortality from COVID-19. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Aug;8(8):659-660. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30216-3.

Healthy Eating

  1. Carr AC. Micronutrient status of COVID-19 patients: a critical consideration. Critical Care 2020;24:349. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-03085-0.
  2. Guillin OM, Vindry C, Ohlmann T, Chavatte L. Selenium, selenoproteins and viral infection. Nutrients. 2019;11:2101.
  3. Zhang J, Taylor EW, Bennett K, Saad R, Rayman MP. Association between regional selenium status and reported outcome of COVID-19 cases in China. Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 Jun 1;111(6):1297-1299. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa095.
  4. Li L, Werler MM. Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of upper respiratory tract infection in pregnant women. Public Health Nutr. 2010;13:276-282.

Quality Sleep

  1. Silva FRD, Guerreiro RC, Andrade HA, Stieler E, Silva A, de Mello MT. Does the compromised sleep and circadian disruption of night and shiftworkers make them highly vulnerable to 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19)? Chronobiol Int. 2020 May;37(5):607-617. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1756841.
  2. Ibarra-Coronado EG, Pantaleón-Martínez AM, Velazquéz-Moctezuma J, Prospéro-García O, Méndez-Díaz M, Pérez-Tapia M, Pavón L, Morales-Montor J. The Bidirectional Relationship between Sleep and Immunity against Infections. J Immunol Res. 2015;2015:678164. doi: 10.1155/2015/678164.
  3. Prather AA, Janicki-Deverts D, Hall MH, Cohen S. Behaviorally Assessed Sleep and Susceptibility to the Common Cold. Sleep. 2015 Sep 1;38(9):1353-9. doi: 10.5665/sleep.4968.
  4. Lange T, Perras B, Fehm HL, Born J. Sleep enhances the human antibody response to hepatitis A vaccination. Psychosom Med. 2003 Sep-Oct;65(5):831-5. doi: 0.1097/01.psy.0000091382.61178.f1.

Activity

  1. Fernández-Lázaro D, González-Bernal JJ, Sánchez-Serrano N, Navascués LJ, Ascaso-Del-Río A, Mielgo-Ayuso J. Physical Exercise as a Multimodal Tool for COVID-19: Could It Be Used as a Preventive Strategy? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Nov 17;17(22):E8496. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228496.
  2. Monteiro FR, Roseira T, Amaral JB, Paixão V, Almeida EB, Foster R, Sperandio A, Rossi M, Amirato GR, Apostólico JS, Santos CAF, Felismino ES, Leal FB, Thomazelli LM, Durigon EL, Oliveira DBL, Vieira RP, Santos JMB, Bachi ALL. Combined Exercise Training and l-Glutamine Supplementation Enhances Both Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses after Influenza Virus Vaccination in Elderly Subjects. Vaccines (Basel). 2020 Nov 16;8(4):E685. doi: 10.3390/vaccines8040685.
  3. 3. Song Y, Ren F, Sun D, Wang M, Baker JS, István B, Gu Y. Benefits of Exercise on Influenza or Pneumonia in Older Adults: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 13;17(8):2655. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082655.

Connectivity

  1.  Hayney MS, Coe CL, Muller D, Obasi CN, Backonja U, Ewers T, Barrett B. Age and psychological influences on immune responses to trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in the meditation or exercise for preventing acute respiratory infection (MEPARI) trial. Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2014;10(1):83-91. doi: 10.4161/hv.26661.   


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