A literature review on beneficial role of vitamins and trace elements: Evidence from published clinical studies.
J Trace Elem Med Biol
; 67: 126789, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1230638
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is a kind of SARS-CoV-2 viral infectious pneumonia. This research aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the published studies of vitamins and trace elements in the Scopus database with a special focus on COVID-19 disease. To achieve the goal of the study, network and density visualizations were used to introduce an overall picture of the published literature. Following the bibliometric analysis, we discuss the potential benefits of vitamins and trace elements on immune system function and COVID-19, supporting the discussion with evidence from published clinical studies. The previous studies show that D and A vitamins demonstrated a higher potential benefit, while Selenium, Copper, and Zinc were found to have favorable effects on immune modulation in viral respiratory infections among trace elements. The principles of nutrition from the findings of this research could be useful in preventing and treating COVID-19.
Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Trace Elements
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Vitamins
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Clinical Trials as Topic
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
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Reviews
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Trace Elem Med Biol
Journal subject:
Metabolism
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Environmental Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.jtemb.2021.126789
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