| Autor: |
Mohamed Said Boulkrane, Victoria Ilina, Roman Melchakov, Julia Fedotova, Filippo Drago, Lucia Gozzo, Undurti Narasimha Das, A. M. Abd El-Aty, Denis Baranenko |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2020 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Pharmacology, Vol 11 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1663-9812 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fphar.2020.604579 |
| Popis: |
Novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, for which there is no effective treatment except employing prevention strategies, has already instituted significant number of deaths. In this review, we provide a scientific view on the potential role of vitamin D in SARS-CoV-2 virus/COVID-19 disease. Vitamin D is well-known to play a significant role in maintaining the immune health of an individual. Moreover, it induces antimicrobial peptide expression that can decrease viral replication and regulate the levels of pro-inflammatory/anti-inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, supplementation of vitamin D has the potential to reduce the incidence, severity and the risk of death from pneumonia resulting from the cytokine storm of many viral infections including COVID-19. We suggest that supplementation of subjects at high risk of COVID-19 with vitamin D (1.000 to 3.000 IU) to maintain its optimum serum concentrations may be of significant benefit for both in the prevention and treatment of the COVID-19. |
| Databáze: |
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