- Published
- 22 December 2020
- Journal article
Spices to Control COVID-19 Symptoms: Yes, but Not Only…
- Authors
-
- Source
- International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
Full text
Abstract
There are large country variations in COVID-19 death rates that may be partly explained by diet. Many countries with low COVID-19 death rates have a common feature of eating large quantities of fermented vegetables such as cabbage and, in some continents, various spices. Fermented vegetables and spices are agonists of the antioxidant transcription factor nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2), and spices are transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 and vanillin 1 (TRPA1/V1) agonists. These mechanisms may explain many COVID-19 symptoms and severity. It appears that there is a synergy between Nrf2 and TRPA1/V1 foods that may explain the role of diet in COVID-19. One of the mechanisms of COVID-19 appears to be an oxygen species (ROS)-mediated process in synergy with TRP channels, modulated by Nrf2 pathways. Spicy foods are likely to desensitize TRP channels and act in synergy with exogenous antioxidants that activate the Nrf2 pathway.
Rights
Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated into other languages, reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, microcopying, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Cite as
Bousquet, J., Czarlewski, W., Zuberbier, T., Mullol, J., Blain, H., Cristol, J., De La Torre, R., Le Moing, V., Pizarro Lozano, N., Bedbrook, A., Agache, I., Akdis, C., Canonica, G., Cruz, A., Fiocchi, A., Fonseca, J., Fonseca, S., Gemicioğlu, B., Haahtela, T., Iaccarino, G., Ivancevich, J., Jutel, M., Klimek, L., Kuna, P., Larenas-Linnemann, D., Melén, E., Okamoto, Y., Papadopoulos, N., Pfaar, O., Reynes, J., Rolland, Y., Rouadi, P., Samolinski, B., Sheikh, A., Toppila-Salmi, S., Valiulis, A., Choi, H., Kim, H. & Antó, J. 2020, 'Spices to Control COVID-19 Symptoms: Yes, but Not Only…', International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, 182(6), pp. 489-495. https://doi.org/10.1159/000513538