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ReviewNutrition and metabolic insights2024

Therapeutic Effects of Vitamins and Nutritional Supplements on Sinusitis: A Narrative Review.

Mohadeseh Poudineh, Farhad Nikzad, Sadaf Parvin, Mohammad Ghaheri, Shahin Sabbaghi, Erfan Kazemi, Mohammad Mahdi Ghodrati, Fatemeh Mohammadyari, Sara Saeedpour, Shekoufeh Mohammadpour and 5 more

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Review in Nutrition and metabolic insights, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Mohadeseh PoudinehSchool of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
Farhad NikzadStudent Research Committee, International Campus, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Sadaf ParvinSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad GhaheriStudent Research Committee, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Shahin SabbaghiSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Erfan KazemiStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Mohammad Mahdi GhodratiSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Fatemeh MohammadyariSchool of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Sara SaeedpourSchool of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shekoufeh MohammadpourStudent Research Committee, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Narjes Sadat Farizani GohariSchool of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Farbod HeydarasadiAvicennet, Tehran, Iran.
Dorsa AbolhasaniSchool of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Sepehr Olangian-TehraniAvicennet, Tehran, Iran.
Armin AlinezhadSchool of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sinusitis, one of the most prevalent and undertreated disorders, is a term used to describe inflammation of the paranasal sinuses caused by either infectious or non-infectious sources. Bacterial, viral, or fungal infections can all cause sinusitis. Sinusitis is classified into 3 types: acute, subacute, and chronic. Acute sinusitis lasts for less than 1 month, subacute sinusitis lasts from 1 to 3 months, and chronic sinusitis persists for over 3 months. This condition affects a significant portion of the population, imposing a substantial burden on the healthcare system. Antibiotics are the gold standard of bacterial sinusitis treatment. However, due to the rise of antimicrobial resistance, especially in immune-compromised patients, it is necessary to investigate potential adjunctive therapies. Based on the literature, vitamins (eg, vitamin D) have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immune-modulatory properties and may effectively treat sinusitis and reduce mucous membrane inflammation. Besides vitamins, many other supplements like quercetin, sinupret, and echinacea have immunomodulatory effects and have shown promising results in sinusitis treatment. In this review, we look at the therapeutic role, safety, and efficacy of vitamins and nutritional supplements in sinusitis treatment.

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nutritional supplementssinupretSinusitisupper respiratory tractvitaminszinc supplements

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PMID39417002
PMCPMC11480934

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