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ArticleFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2021

Potential Immunomodulatory Properties of Biologically Active Components of Spices Against SARS-CoV-2 and Pan β-Coronaviruses.

Sourodip Sengupta, Debina Bhattacharyya, Grishma Kasle, Souvik Karmakar, Omkar Sahu, Anirban Ganguly, Sankar Addya, Jayasri Das Sarma

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Article in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Sourodip SenguptaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Debina BhattacharyyaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Grishma KasleDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Souvik KarmakarDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Omkar SahuDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Anirban GangulyDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Sankar AddyaKimmel Cancer Centre, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Jayasri Das SarmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata (IISER-K), Mohanpur, India.
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata · INThomas Jefferson University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-induced COVID-19 has emerged as a defining global health crisis in current times. Data from the World Health Organization shows demographic variations in COVID-19 severity and lethality. Diet may play a significant role in providing beneficial host cell factors contributing to immunity against deadly SARS-CoV-2 pathogenesis. Spices are essential components of the diet that possess anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiviral properties. Hyperinflammation, an aberrant systemic inflammation associated with pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and multiorgan dysfunction, is a major clinical outcome in COVID-19. Knowing the beneficial properties of spices, we hypothesize that spice-derived bioactive components can modulate host immune responses to provide protective immunity in COVID-19. This study emphasizes that biologically active components of spices might alleviate the sustained pro-inflammatory condition by inhibiting the activity of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukins (IL6, IL8), and chemokine (CCL2) known to be elevated in COVID-19. Spices may potentially prevent the tissue damage induced by oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory mediators during SARS-CoV-2 infection. The current study also highlights the effects of spices on the antioxidant pathways mediated by Nrf2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) and Hmox1 (heme oxygenase 1) to restore oxidative homeostasis and protect from aberrant tissue damage. Taken together, the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of bioactive components of spices may hold a promise to target the cellular pathways for developing antivirals against SARS-CoV-2 and pan β-coronaviruses.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2Anti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsHumansImmunityAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral Agentsantioxidantsbioactive componentsCOVID-19hypercytokinemiahyperinflammationNrf2spices

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