Metallodrugs are unique: Opportunities and challenges of discovery and development

EJ Anthony, EM Bolitho, HE Bridgewater… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Metals play vital roles in nutrients and medicines and provide chemical functionalities that
are not accessible to purely organic compounds. At least 10 metals are essential for human …

Immune-boosting role of vitamins D, C, E, zinc, selenium and omega-3 fatty acids: Could they help against COVID-19?

H Shakoor, J Feehan, AS Al Dhaheri, HI Ali, C Platat… - Maturitas, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is currently in the grips of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, caused
by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which has mutated to allow human-to-human spread. Infection …

Effect of high-dose zinc and ascorbic acid supplementation vs usual care on symptom length and reduction among ambulatory patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection …

S Thomas, D Patel, B Bittel, K Wolski, Q Wang… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is limited evidence regarding early treatment of novel severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection to mitigate symptom …

[HTML][HTML] Association of vitamin D status and other clinical characteristics with COVID-19 test results

DO Meltzer, TJ Best, H Zhang, T Vokes… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Vitamin D treatment has been found to decrease the incidence of viral
respiratory tract infection, especially in patients with vitamin D deficiency. Whether vitamin D …

Potential interventions for novel coronavirus in China: A systematic review

L Zhang, Y Liu - Journal of medical virology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
An outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID‐19 or 2019‐CoV) infection has posed significant
threats to international health and the economy. In the absence of treatment for this virus …

An update on current therapeutic drugs treating COVID-19

R Wu, L Wang, HCD Kuo, A Shannar, R Peter… - Current pharmacology …, 2020 - Springer
The current pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has presented unprecedented …

The role of minerals in the optimal functioning of the immune system

C Weyh, K Krüger, P Peeling, L Castell - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Minerals fulfil a wide variety of functions in the optimal functioning of the immune system.
This review reports on the minerals that are essential for the immune system's function and …

Nutritional recommendations for CoVID-19 quarantine

G Muscogiuri, L Barrea, S Savastano… - European journal of …, 2020 - nature.com
The world is currently experiencing the pandemic of coronavirus (CoV). In late 2019, the
CoV infection began in Wuhan, Hubei, China. It had been originally called 2019 nCoV and it …

COVID-19: a multidisciplinary review

N Chams, S Chams, R Badran, A Shams… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus that
is responsible for the 2019–2020 pandemic. In this comprehensive review, we discuss the …

[HTML][HTML] Nutrition, immunity and COVID-19

PC Calder - BMJ nutrition, prevention & health, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The immune system protects the host from pathogenic organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi,
parasites). To deal with this array of threats, the immune system has evolved to include a …