[HTML][HTML] The potential impact of zinc supplementation on COVID-19 pathogenesis

I Wessels, B Rolles, L Rink - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
During the current corona pandemic, new therapeutic options against this viral disease are
urgently desired. Due to the rapid spread and immense number of affected individuals …

Self-assembling nucleic acid nanostructures functionalized with aptamers

A Krissanaprasit, CM Key, S Pontula… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Researchers have worked for many decades to master the rules of biomolecular design that
would allow artificial biopolymer complexes to self-assemble and function similarly to the …

Traditional herbs against COVID-19: back to old weapons to combat the new pandemic

HM Al-Kuraishy, OM Al-Fakhrany, E Elekhnawy… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Recently, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a chief public health
disaster caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). There …

Mechanistic impact of zinc deficiency in human development

A Hussain, W Jiang, X Wang, S Shahid, N Saba… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn) deficiency in humans is an emerging global health issue affecting approximately
two billion people across the globe. The situation prevails due to the intake of Zn deficient …

Potential molecular mechanisms of zinc-and copper-mediated antiviral activity on COVID-19

I Rani, A Goyal, M Bhatnagar, S Manhas, P Goel, A Pal… - Nutrition Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread across the globe; and
surprisingly, no potentially protective or therapeutic antiviral molecules are available to treat …

Zinc deficiency as a possible risk factor for increased susceptibility and severe progression of Corona Virus Disease 19

I Wessels, B Rolles, AJ Slusarenko… - British journal of Nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
The importance of Zn for human health becomes obvious during Zn deficiency. Even mild
insufficiencies of Zn cause alterations in haematopoiesis and immune functions, resulting in …

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

S Razeghi Jahromi, H Moradi Tabriz, M Togha… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
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) …

Rebalancing the unbalanced aged immune system–A special focus on zinc

BR Baarz, L Rink - Ageing research reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, aging is understood as a dynamic and multifaceted dysregulation process that
spares almost no human organ or cell. The immune system being among the most affected …

Usnic Acid and Usnea barbata (L.) FH Wigg. Dry Extracts Promote Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Human Blood Cells through Enhancing ROS Levels

V Popovici, E Matei, GC Cozaru, M Aschie, L Bucur… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, numerous biomedical studies performed on natural compounds and plant
extracts aim to obtain highly selective pharmacological activities without unwanted toxic …

What are the oxidizing intermediates in the Fenton and Fenton-like reactions? A perspective

D Meyerstein - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Fenton and Fenton-like reactions are of major importance due to their role as a source
of oxidative stress in all living systems and due to their use in advanced oxidation …