Relevance of vitamin D3 in COVID-19 infection.
Gene Rep
; 24: 101270, 2021 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1300774
ABSTRACT
SARS-CoV-2 virus, the main culprit for COVID-19 disaster, has triggered a gust of curiosity both in the mechanism of action of this infection as well as potential risk factors for disease generation and regimentation. The prime focus of the present review, which is basically a narrative one, is in utilizing the current concepts of vitamin D3 as an agent with myriad functions, one of them being immunocompetence and a promising weapon for both innate and adaptive immunity against COVID-19 infection. Some of the manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 virus such as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) overlap with the pathophysiological effects that are overcome due to already established role of vitamin D3 e.g., amelioration of cytokine outburst. Additionally, the cardiovascular complications due to COVID-19 infection may also be connected to vitamin D3 levels and the activity of its active forms. Eventually, we summarise the clinical, observational and epidemiological data of the respiratory diseases including COVID-19 disease and try to bring its association with the potential role of vitamin D3, in particular, the activity of its active forms, circulating levels and its supplementation, against dissemination of this disease.
ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; AhR, aryl hydrocarbon receptor; COVID-19; CYP27B1; GSH, glutathione; Glutathione; Hydroxyderivatives; LC, l-cysteine; MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome; RCT, Randomised Controlled Trial; ROR, retinoid acid-related orphan receptors; ROS, reactive oxygen species; SARS-CoV-2 virus; VDR, vitamin D receptor; Vitamin D3; l-Cysteine
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English
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Gene Rep
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2021
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J.genrep.2021.101270
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