The Role of Zinc in Antiviral Immunity
Scott A Read,1,2 Stephanie Obeid,3 Chantelle Ahlenstiel,3 and Golo Ahlenstiel1,2 ABSTRACT This review focuses on the role of zinc as an essential micronutrient that is required to mount an effective antiviral response. Although zinc possesses direct antiviral...
Does Zinc Supplementation Enhance the Clinical Efficacy of Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine to Win Today’s Battle Against COVID-19?
R Derwand 1, M Scholz 2 Abstract Currently, drug repurposing is an alternative to novel drug development for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The antimalarial drug chloroquine (CQ) and its metabolite hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) are currently being tested in several...
Improving the Efficacy of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine Against SARS-CoV-2 May Require Zinc Additives – A Better Synergy for Future COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Mujeeb Olushola Shittu 1, Olufemi Ifeoluwa Afolami 1 Abstract The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is now officially declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of now, there is no known effective pharmaceutical agent against the...
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Prevention and Treatment of the Common Cold
Richard Nahas 1, Agneta Balla Abstract Objective: To review the evidence supporting complementary and alternative medicine approaches to treatment and prevention of the common cold in adults. Main message: For prevention, vitamin C demonstrated benefit in a large...
Antioxidant Therapy as a Potential Approach to Severe Influenza-Associated Complications
Noboru Uchide* and Hiroo Toyoda Molecules. 2011 Mar; 16(3): 2032–2052. Published online 2011 Feb 28. doi: 10.3390/molecules23100000 Ascorbic acid (19, Figure 4) scavenges superoxide anion [78]. Ascorbic acid inhibited the proliferation of influenza virus in cell...Protect yourself & your family
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