作者
Safieh Firouzi, Naseh Pahlavani, Jamshid Gholizadeh Navashenaq, Zachary Stephen Clayton, Mohammad Taghi Beigmohammadi, Mahsa Malekahmadi
发表日期
2022/8/1
来源
Clinical nutrition open science
卷号
44
页码范围
144-154
出版商
Elsevier
简介
SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2) is the most dangerous form of the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19. In patients with severe COVID-19, the immune system becomes markedly overactive. There is evidence that supplementation with select micronutrients may play a role in maintaining immune system function in this patient population. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, significant emphasis has been placed on the importance of supplementing critical micronutrients such as Vitamin C and Zinc (Zn) due to their immunomodulatory effects. Viral infections, like COVID-19, increase physiological demand for these micronutrients. Therefore, the purpose of this review was to provide comprehensive information regarding the potential effectiveness of Vitamin C and Zn supplementation during viral infection and specifically COVID-19. This review demonstrated a relation between …
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