Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review
Coronavirus pandemic infection is the most important health issue worldwide. Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. To date, excluding the possibility of vaccination, against SARS-CoV-2 infection it is possible to act only w...
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| author | Maria Eleonora Bizzoca Stefania Leuci Michele Davide Mignogna Eleonora Lo Muzio Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio Lorenzo Lo Muzio |
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| description | Coronavirus pandemic infection is the most important health issue worldwide. Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. To date, excluding the possibility of vaccination, against SARS-CoV-2 infection it is possible to act only with supportive care and non-virus-specific treatments in order to improve the patient's symptoms. Pharmaceutical industry is investigating effects of medicinal plants, phytochemical extracts and aromatic herbs to find out natural substances which may act as antiviral drugs. Several studies have revealed how these substances may interfere with the viral life cycle, viral entry, replication, assembly or discharge, as well as virus-specific host targets or stimulating the host immune system, reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory response. A natural compound can be used as a prophylaxis by people professionally exposed to the risk of contagion and/or positive patients not in intensive care. The aim of this paper is to perform a narrative review of current literature in order to summarize the most studied natural compounds and their modes of action. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a9fc95cf9d9b4a548b674285fd8eca1d2025-02-03T02:27:47ZengTsinghua University PressFood Science and Human Wellness2213-45302022-09-0111511341142Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative reviewMaria Eleonora Bizzoca0Stefania Leuci1Michele Davide Mignogna2Eleonora Lo Muzio3Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio4Lorenzo Lo Muzio5Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia 71122, ItalyDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples 80131, ItalyDepartment of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Federico II University of Naples, Naples 80131, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia 71122, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia 71122, Italy; C.I.N.B.O. (Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per la Bio-Oncologia), Chieti 66100, Italy; Corresponding Author at: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, 71122 Foggia, Italy., fax 0039 0881 588081.Coronavirus pandemic infection is the most important health issue worldwide. Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. To date, excluding the possibility of vaccination, against SARS-CoV-2 infection it is possible to act only with supportive care and non-virus-specific treatments in order to improve the patient's symptoms. Pharmaceutical industry is investigating effects of medicinal plants, phytochemical extracts and aromatic herbs to find out natural substances which may act as antiviral drugs. Several studies have revealed how these substances may interfere with the viral life cycle, viral entry, replication, assembly or discharge, as well as virus-specific host targets or stimulating the host immune system, reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory response. A natural compound can be used as a prophylaxis by people professionally exposed to the risk of contagion and/or positive patients not in intensive care. The aim of this paper is to perform a narrative review of current literature in order to summarize the most studied natural compounds and their modes of action.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221345302200043XNatural compoundsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19PreventionInfectious diseasePhytochemicals |
| spellingShingle | Maria Eleonora Bizzoca Stefania Leuci Michele Davide Mignogna Eleonora Lo Muzio Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio Lorenzo Lo Muzio Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review Food Science and Human Wellness Natural compounds SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Prevention Infectious disease Phytochemicals |
| title | Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review |
| title_full | Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review |
| title_fullStr | Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review |
| title_short | Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review |
| title_sort | natural compounds may contribute in preventing sars cov 2 infection a narrative review |
| topic | Natural compounds SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 Prevention Infectious disease Phytochemicals |
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