The correlation between serum selenium, zinc, and COVID-19 severity: an observational study

The correlation between serum selenium, zinc, and COVID-19 severity: an observational study

Abstract Background Without an adequate immune response, SARS-CoV2 virus can simply spread throughout the body of the host. Two of the well-known immunonutrients are selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn). Se and Zn deficiency might lead to inflammation, oxidative stress, and viral entry into the cells by decr...

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Main Authors: Soodeh Razeghi Jahromi, Hedieh Moradi Tabriz, Mansoureh Togha, Shadi Ariyanfar, Zeinab Ghorbani, Sima Naeeni, Samaneh Haghighi, Aboozar Jazayeri, Mahnaz Montazeri, Mohammad Talebpour, Haleh Ashraf, Mehdi Ebrahimi, Azita Hekmatdoost, Elham Jafari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
COVID-19
Zinc
Selenium
Nutritional status
Immunity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06617-3

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