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ReviewThe Egyptian journal of medical human genetics2022

The potential application of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Engy Elekhnawy, Walaa A Negm

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Review in The Egyptian journal of medical human genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Cholinergic dysfunction in COVID-19: frantic search and hoping for the best.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2023
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  20. Dipyridamole and adenosinergic pathway in Covid-19: a juice or holy grail.The Egyptian journal of medical human genetics · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Engy ElekhnawyPharmaceutical Microbiology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, El-Geish Street, Medical Campus, Tanta, 31111 Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-8287-1026
Walaa A NegmPharmacognosy Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0463-8047

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Given the severe infection, poor prognosis, and the low number of available effective drugs, potential prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 need to be urgently developed. Main body: Herein, we present and discuss the possible protective and therapeutic mechanisms of human microbiota and probiotics based on the previous and recent findings. Microbiota and probiotics consist of mixed cultures of living microorganisms that can positively affect human health through their antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effect. In the current study, we address the promising advantages of microbiota and probiotics in decreasing the risk of COVID-19. Conclusions: Thus, we recommend further studies be conducted for assessing and evaluating the capability of these microbes in the battle against COVID-19.

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AntiviralBeneficial microbesGut microbiotaImmunomodulatoryProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID37521835
PMCPMC8947857

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