Back to the basics : Propolis and COVID-19

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The epidemiological burden of COVID-19 is a healthcare challenge throughout the world, not only in terms of testing the limits of medical capacities, but also as an enigma considering preventive strategies and methods. The upper respiratory tract mucosa is the first line of defense, as a physical barrier, as well as through multiple innate and adaptive immune mechanisms which are crucial for efficient antiviral responses. Identifying methods able to reduce or prevent colonization, viral adhesion, and promote virus shedding on mucous membranes or have the ability to inactivate pathogens and thus reduce virus dose and/or increase immune response would be essential in the management of COVID-19 outbreak and help in flattening the curve. We review the effects of propolis, an old remedy with proven antiviral properties, as a possible low-cost inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 in the oropharyngeal niche, prophylaxis, or adjuvant therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Dermatologic therapy - 33(2020), 4 vom: 17. Juli, Seite e13780

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bachevski, Dimitri [VerfasserIn]
Damevska, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Simeonovski, Viktor [VerfasserIn]
Dimova, Maja [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9009-62-5
Anti-Infective Agents
COVID-19
Journal Article
Prevention
Propolis
Quercetin
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.12.2020

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/dth.13780

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310862973