Following the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, numerous studies identified the striking link between diabetes mellitus and influenza disease severity. Typically, influenza virus is a self-limiting infection but in individuals who have a pre-existing chronic illness, such as diabetes mellitus, severe influenza can develop. Here, we discuss the latest clinical and experimental evidence for the role of diabetes in predisposing the host to severe influenza. We explore the possible mechanisms that underlie this synergy and highlight the, as yet, unexplored role that blood glucose oscillations may play in disease development. Diabetes is one of the world’s fastest growing chronic diseases and influenza virus represents a constant and pervasive threat to human health. It is therefore imperative that we understand how diabetes increases influenza severity in order to mitigate the burden of future influenza epidemics and pandemics.
Influenza Virus and Glycemic Variability in Diabetes: A Killer Combination?
Katina D Hulme,L. Gallo,K. R. Short
Published 2017 in Frontiers in Microbiology
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- Publication year
2017
- Venue
Frontiers in Microbiology
- Publication date
2017-05-22
- Fields of study
Medicine
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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- blood glucose oscillations
Fluctuations in blood glucose levels over time in a person with diabetes.
Aliases: glycemic variability
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Human clinical observations and laboratory or animal findings discussed together as support for the review's conclusions.
Aliases: evidence base
박진우 (dztg5apj7m) extractionB (s683577b42) reviewimjlk (vdp8mqzes2) reviewjihoonc (k5vuy3tzcm) review - diabetes mellitus
A chronic metabolic disease characterized by impaired glucose regulation and elevated blood sugar.
Aliases: diabetes, DM
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The viral pathogen responsible for influenza infection in humans.
Aliases: flu virus
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A serious form of influenza infection with greater clinical illness severity than typical self-limited flu.
Aliases: influenza severity
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