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Role of Supplements in the Management of COVID-19 - A Comprehensive Review
Infect Disord Drug Targets. 2023 Mar 10. doi: 10.2174/1871526523666230310094646. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) and patients with COVID-19 may be treated primarily with SARS CoV-2-targeting drugs and the therapeutic agents assisting in the management of COVID-19 complications. This review focuses on the supplements like vitamins, minerals, herbal constituents, and others that help prevent or manage negative outcomes among COVID-19 patients. The literature was searched in databases such as Medline/PubMed Central/...
Source: Infectious Disorders Drug Targets - March 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Rajkapoor Balasubramanian Naina Mohamed Pakkir Maideen Sudha Muthusamy Sambathkumar Ramanathan Mohamed Harsath Jahir Hussain Source Type: research

Vitamins and minerals: A means for surviving the COVID-19 pandemic or just a myth?
A novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS ‐CoV‐2]) that was initially reported from Wuhan, China in December 2019, was declared a pandemic by the WHO in March 2020. Considering the current COVID-19 pandemic, where there are no specific effective preventive or therapeutic drugs available, a healthy immune system is one of the most import ant tools that should be considered. Vitamins and minerals supplements have been well known to help the immune system in battling viral infections in general. Physicians worldwide are largely interested in vitamin and mineral supplements to help them bat...
Source: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries - May 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Micronutrient therapy and effective immune response: a promising approach for management of COVID-19
AbstractThe escalating prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide, with an increased rate of morbidity and mortality, highlights an urgent need to develop more effective therapeutic interventions. Despite the authorized treatment against COVID-19 by the European Union (EU), the safety and effectiveness of this therapeutic strategy for a wide variety of patients have remained a significant challenge. In this respect, micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals, as essential factors, can be considered for improving the function of the immune system and accelerating the treatment procedure. Dietary supplemen...
Source: Infection - June 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research