Functional food: complementary to fight against COVID-19
Maisha Farzana, Sagarika Shahriar, Faria Rahman Jeba, Tahani Tabassum, Yusha Araf, Md. Asad Ullah +6 more
Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences
Abstract
Numerous functional foods can help the body fight COVID-19 through several mechanisms such as the reduced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, reduced expression of ACE2 receptors in cells, and inhibiting essential enzymes in SARS-CoV-2.
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functional foods help the body fight COVID-19
“Numerous functional foods can help the body fight COVID-19 through several mechanisms such as the reduced release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, reduced expression of ACE2 receptors in cells, and inhi...”
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)VirologyBetacoronavirusPandemicBiology