ReviewTranslational medicine communications2020
Synergy of melanin and vitamin-D may play a fundamental role in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections and halt COVID-19 by inactivating furin protease.
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- Vitamins impacting mental/physical well-being during viral pandemics: a mechanistic review based on COVID-19: a comprehensive review.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
- From structural complexity to circular applications: a comparative review of the enzymatic degradation of polydopamine, tannins, lignins, and melanins.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Production and characterization of melanin pigment from black fungus Curvularia soli AS21 ON076460 assisted gamma rays for promising medical uses.Microbial cell factories · 2024Article
- 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 regulates furin-mediated FGF23 cleavage.JCI insight · 2023Article
- Nitric oxide mediated hypoxia dynamics in COVID-19.Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry · 2023Review
- Preventing Respiratory Viral Diseases with Antimicrobial Peptide Master Regulators in the Lung Airway Habitat.Clinics and practice · 2023Review
- Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory roles of vitamins in COVID-19 therapy.European journal of medicinal chemistry · 2022Review
- Association of Serum Vitamin D level and COVID-19 infection: A Case-control Study.Qatar medical journal · 2022Article
- COVID-19: The question of genetic diversity and therapeutic intervention approaches.Genetics and molecular biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Since the birth of Christ, in these 2019 years, the man on earth has never experienced a survival challenge from any acellular protist compared to SARS-CoV-2. No specific drugs yet been approved. The host immunity is the only alternative to prevent and or reduce the infection and mortality rate as well. Here, a novel mechanism of melanin mediated host immunity is proposed having potent biotechnological prospects in health care management of COVID-19. Vitamin D is known to enhance the rate of melanin synthesis; and this may concurrently regulate the expression of furin expression. In silico analyses have revealed that the intermediates of melanin are capable of binding strongly with the active site of furin protease. On the other hand, furin expression is negatively regulated via 1-α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1), that belongs to vitamin-D pathway and controls cellular calcium levels. Here, we have envisaged the availability of biological melanin and elucidated the bio-medical potential. Thus, we propose a possible synergistic application of melanin and the enzyme CYP27B1 (regulates vitamin D biosynthesis) as a novel strategy to prevent viral entry through the inactivation of furin protease and aid in boosting our immunity at the cellular and humoral levels.
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