Exploring the Protective Effect of Food Drugs against Viral Diseases: Interaction of Functional Food Ingredients and SARS-CoV-2, Influenza Virus, and HSV

A Ricci, GN Roviello - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
A complex network of processes inside the human immune system provides resistance
against a wide range of pathologies. These defenses form an innate and adaptive immunity …

Functional food: complementary to fight against COVID-19

M Farzana, S Shahriar, FR Jeba, T Tabassum… - Beni-Suef University …, 2022 - Springer
Background The novel coronavirus has embarked on a global pandemic and severe
mortality with limited access for its treatments and medications. For the lack of time …

Food and COVID-19: preventive/co-therapeutic strategies explored by current clinical trials and in silico studies

G Di Matteo, M Spano, M Grosso, A Salvo, C Ingallina… - Foods, 2020 - mdpi.com
Foods, food ingredients, and their balanced consumption are recognized to have an
important role in achieving or maintaining a state of wellbeing by acting as carriers of …

[PDF][PDF] Time to enhance immunity via functional foods and supplements: hope for SARS-CoV-2 outbreak

Z Ali, MA Jatoi, M Al-Wraikat, N Ahmed… - Altern. Ther. Health …, 2021 - researchgate.net
ABSTRACT Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a recently emerged pandemic caused
by a novel virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

A review on the antiviral activity of functional foods against COVID-19 and viral respiratory tract infections

AK Omer, S Khorshidi, N Mortazavi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Due to the absence of successful therapy, vaccines for protection are continuously being
developed. Since vaccines must be thoroughly tested, viral respiratory tract infections …

COVID-19: human immune response and the influence of food ingredients and active compounds

R Ayivi, SA Ibrahim, H Colleran, R Silva… - Bioactive Compounds in …, 2021 - ffhdj.com
The human immune system is the first line of defense in the prevention of viruses and
diseases, and several immune response mechanisms are engaged at the onset of a …

Antiviral foods in the battle against viral infections: Understanding the molecular mechanism

MS Azam, MN Islam, M Wahiduzzaman… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Viruses produce a variety of illnesses, which may also cause acute respiratory syndrome. All
viral infections, including COVID‐19, are associated with the strength of the immune system …

Potential nutraceuticals for COVID-19

S Savant, S Srinivasan… - Nutrition and Dietary …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
SARS-CoV-2 infection has caused, and is continuing to cause, considerable human
suffering. Studies on the viral pathogenesis has resulted in convergent findings from several …

Potential dietary interventions for COVID-19 infection based on the Gut-Immune axis: An update review on bioactive component of macronutrients

M Nejati, P Dehghan… - … Journal of Preventive …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Recently emerged coronavirus, known as SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 is considered as a
serious threat for human health. Due to unavailable specific drugs for this virus, there is an …

Nutrients, herbal bioactive derivatives and commensal microbiota as tools to lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection

A Romani, D Sergi, E Zauli, R Voltan, G Lodi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak has infected a vast population across the world, causing more
than 664 million cases and 6.7 million deaths by January 2023. Vaccination has been …