Spices to Control COVID-19 Symptoms: Yes, but Not Only ...

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2020

Authors

Bousquet, J (Author) Other; Czarlewski, W (Author) Other; Zuberbier, T (Author) Other; Mullol, J (Author) Other; Blain, H (Author) Other; Cristol, JP (Author) Other; De La Torre, R (Author) Other; Le Moing, V (Author) Other; Lozano, NP (Author) Other; Bedbrook, A (Author) Other; Agache, I (Author) Other; Akdis, CA (Author) Other; Canonica, GW (Author) Other; Cruz, AA (Author) Other; Fiocchi, A (Author) Other; Fonseca, J (Author) FMUP; Fonseca, S (Author) FCUP; Gemicioglu, B (Author) Other; Haahtela, T (Author) Other; Iaccarino, G (Author) Other; Ivancevich, JC (Author) Other; Jutel, M (Author) Other; Klimek, L (Author) Other; Kuna, P (Author) Other; Larenas Linnemann, DE (Author) Other; Melen, E (Author) Other; Okamoto, Y (Author) Other; Papadopoulos, NG (Author) Other; Pfaar, O (Author) Other; Reynes, J (Author) Other; Rolland, Y (Author) Other; Rouadi, PW (Author) Other; Samolinski, B (Author) Other; Sheikh, A (Author) Other; Toppila Salmi, S (Author) Other; Valiulis, A (Author) Other; Choi, HJ (Author) Other; Kim, HJ (Author) Other; Anto, JM (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Vol. 182

Pages: 489-495

ISSN: 1018-2438

Publisher: Karger

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 21 Citations

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-8Z4

DOI: 10.1159/000513538

Abstract (EN): There are large country variations in COVID-19 death rates that may be partly explained by diet. Many countries with low COVID-19 death rates have a common feature of eating large quantities of fermented vegetables such as cabbage and, in some continents, various spices. Fermented vegetables and spices are agonists of the antioxidant transcription factor nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), and spices are transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 and vanillin 1 (TRPA1/V1) agonists. These mechanisms may explain many COVID-19 symptoms and severity. It appears that there is a synergy between Nrf2 and TRPA1/V1 foods that may explain the role of diet in COVID-19. One of the mechanisms of COVID-19 appears to be an oxygen species (ROS)-mediated process in synergy with TRP channels, modulated by Nrf2 pathways. Spicy foods are likely to desensitize TRP channels and act in synergy with exogenous antioxidants that activate the Nrf2 pathway. (c) 2020 S. Karger AG, Basel

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 7