The Importance of Antioxidant/Anti-inflammatory Vitamins during the SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Mohsen  Nabi-Afjadi; Hadis  Karami; Kaveh  Goudarzi; Zahra  Abasian; Nafiseh  Heidari-Kalvani; Fereshte  Barjasteh; Elham  Bahreini

doi:10.18502/ijml.v10i2.12945

Mohsen Nabi-Afjadi Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Science, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Hadis Karami Department of Molecular Cell Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Kaveh Goudarzi Department of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Khorasgan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
Zahra Abasian Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nafiseh Heidari-Kalvani Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Fereshte Barjasteh Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Elham Bahreini Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijml.v10i2.12945

Keywords: COVID-19 Dietary supplements SARS-COV-2 Self-immune system Vitamins

Abstract

Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), an epidemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), has spread worldwide since it was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, leading to outbreaks of epidemics. Due to the increasing spread of this disease, definitive treatment and approved vaccines have not been found for it. In this study, we reviewed recent articles on the effect of vitamins (including vitamins A, B, and E) for treating coronavirus. This result suggests that some dietary supplements such as vitamins (A, B, C, D, E, etc.) have antiviral, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. Dietary supplements consisting of vitamins and individual dietary habits can therefore be used as adjunctive therapy along with antiviral drugs in the treatment of COVID-19 disease.