Antioxidant and Immune-Related Implications of Minerals in COVID-19: A Possibility for Disease Prevention and Management
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Toledano, Juan M.; Puche Juárez, María; Moreno Fernández, Jorge; Ochoa Herrera, Julio José; Díaz Castro, JavierEditorial
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Minerals COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 Nutrients Immunity Oxidative stress
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2023-05-16Referencia bibliográfica
Citation: Toledano, J.M.; Puche-Juarez, M.; Moreno-Fernandez, J.; Ochoa, J.J.; Diaz-Castro, J. Antioxidant and Immune-Related Implications of Minerals in COVID-19: A Possibility for Disease Prevention and Management. Antioxidants 2023, 12, 1104. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12051104
Abstract
Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic appeared, both governments and
the scientific community have focused their efforts on the search for prophylactic and therapeutic
alternatives in order to reduce its effects. Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 have been approved and
administered, playing a key role in the overcoming of this situation. However, they have not
reached the whole world population, and several doses will be needed in the future in order to
successfully protect individuals. The disease is still here, so other strategies should be explored
with the aim of supporting the immune system before and during the infection. An adequate diet
is certainly associated with an optimal inflammatory and oxidative stress status, as poor levels of
different nutrients could be related to altered immune responses and, consequently, an augmented
susceptibility to infections and severe outcomes derived from them. Minerals exert a wide range
of immune-modulatory, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities, which may
be useful for fighting this illness. Although they cannot be considered as a definitive therapeutic
solution, the available evidence to date, obtained from studies on similar respiratory diseases, might
reflect the rationality of deeper investigations of the use of minerals during this pandemic.