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metadata.artigo.dc.title: Immune-boosting role of vitamins D, C, E, zinc, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids: could they help against COVID-19?
metadata.artigo.dc.creator: Shakoor, Hira
Feehan, Jack
Al Dhaheri, Ayesha S.
Ali, Habiba I.
Platat, Carine
Ismail, Leila Cheikh
Apostolopoulos, Vasso
Stojanovska, Lily
metadata.artigo.dc.subject: COVID-19
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Pandemic
Immunomodulation
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Zinc
Selenium
Omega-3
metadata.artigo.dc.publisher: Elsevier
metadata.artigo.dc.date.issued: Jan-2021
metadata.artigo.dc.identifier.citation: SHAKOOR, H. et al. Immune-boosting role of vitamins D, C, E, zinc, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids: could they help against COVID-19? Maturitas, [S.l.], v. 143, p. 1-9, Jan. 2021.
metadata.artigo.dc.description.abstract: The world is currently in the grips of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has mutated to allow human-to-human spread. Infection can cause fever, dry cough, fatigue, severe pneumonia, respiratory distress syndrome and in some instances death. COVID-19 affects the immune system by producing a systemic inflammatory response, or cytokine release syndrome. Patients with COVID-19 have shown a high level of pro-inflammatory cytokines and chemokines. There are currently no effective anti-SARS-CoV-2 viral drugs or vaccines. COVID-19 disproportionately affects the elderly, both directly, and through a number of significant age-related comorbidities. Undoubtedly, nutrition is a key determinant of maintaining good health. Key dietary components such as vitamins C, D, E, zinc, selenium and the omega 3 fatty acids have well-established immunomodulatory effects, with benefits in infectious disease. Some of these nutrients have also been shown to have a potential role in the management of COVID-19. In this paper, evidence surrounding the role of these dietary components in immunity as well as their specific effect in COVID-19 patients are discussed. In addition, how supplementation of these nutrients may be used as therapeutic modalities potentially to decrease the morbidity and mortality rates of patients with COVID-19 is discussed.
metadata.artigo.dc.identifier.uri: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378512220303467
http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/42819
metadata.artigo.dc.language: en_US
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