Abstract
Oxytocin is a hormone with broad implications for general health. This hormone has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant protective effects and has received particular attention due to the pandemic of COVID-19. This review examines materials on the role of microbial symbiosis in COVID-19 and the effect of microbiota on oxytocin. It opens new potential prospects for the use of microbiota and new “nature-like” technologies.
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