Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches
The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has created a major public health crisis. Various dietary factors may enhance immunological activity against COVID-19 and serve as a method to combat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The dietary factors that are responsible f...
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| author | Lindsey B. Cundra Manasa Vallabhaneni Michael Saadeh Kevin V. Houston Byung Soo Yoo Steve D'Souza David A. Johnson |
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| description | The novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has created a major public health crisis. Various dietary factors may enhance immunological activity against COVID-19 and serve as a method to combat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The dietary factors that are responsible for boosting immunity may provide a therapeutic advantage in patients with COVID-19. Investigators have demonstrated that vitamins B6, B12, C, D, E, and K, and trace elements like zinc, copper, selenium, and iron may serve as important tools for immunomodulation. Herein this is a review the peer-reviewed literature pertaining to dietary immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19. This review is intended to better define the evidence that dietary modifications and supplementation could positively influence the proinflammatory state in patients with COVID-19 and improve clinical outcomes. With appropriate insight, therapeutic interventions are discussed and directed to potentially modulate host immunity to mitigate the disease mechanisms of COVID-19. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c79fd05e312c4f65b5afad7ee6f598bd2023-05-04T05:55:52ZengOpen Exploration Publishing Inc.Exploration of Medicine2692-31062023-04-014218920610.37349/emed.2023.00133Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approachesLindsey B. Cundra0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-4739Manasa Vallabhaneni1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0232-065XMichael Saadeh2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-5361Kevin V. Houston3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8441-0132Byung Soo Yoo4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-7922Steve D'Souza5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3772-2616David A. Johnson6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8737-0711Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23501, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23501, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USADepartment of Gastroenterology, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC 28203, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23501, USADivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 23501, USAThe novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has created a major public health crisis. Various dietary factors may enhance immunological activity against COVID-19 and serve as a method to combat severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The dietary factors that are responsible for boosting immunity may provide a therapeutic advantage in patients with COVID-19. Investigators have demonstrated that vitamins B6, B12, C, D, E, and K, and trace elements like zinc, copper, selenium, and iron may serve as important tools for immunomodulation. Herein this is a review the peer-reviewed literature pertaining to dietary immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19. This review is intended to better define the evidence that dietary modifications and supplementation could positively influence the proinflammatory state in patients with COVID-19 and improve clinical outcomes. With appropriate insight, therapeutic interventions are discussed and directed to potentially modulate host immunity to mitigate the disease mechanisms of COVID-19.https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/em/Article/1001133coronavirus disease-2019immunitydietfastingdietary supplementsprobiotics |
| spellingShingle | Lindsey B. Cundra Manasa Vallabhaneni Michael Saadeh Kevin V. Houston Byung Soo Yoo Steve D'Souza David A. Johnson Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches Exploration of Medicine coronavirus disease-2019 immunity diet fasting dietary supplements probiotics |
| title | Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| title_full | Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| title_fullStr | Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| title_full_unstemmed | Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| title_short | Immunomodulation strategies against COVID-19 evidence: key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| title_sort | immunomodulation strategies against covid 19 evidence key nutrients and dietary approaches |
| topic | coronavirus disease-2019 immunity diet fasting dietary supplements probiotics |
| url | https://www.explorationpub.com/Journals/em/Article/1001133 |
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