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Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol. · Jul 2020
LetterVitamin D can prevent COVID-19 infection-induced multiple organ damage.
- Hatice Aygun.
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University, 60030, Tokat, Turkey. hatice_5aygun@hotmail.com.
- Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch. Pharmacol. 2020 Jul 1; 393 (7): 1157-1160.
AbstractVitamin D is an immunomodulator hormone with an anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effect with a high safety profile. A lot of COVID-19 infected patients develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which may lead to multiple organ damage. These symptoms are associated with a cytokine storm syndrome. The aim of this letter is to note the 5 crucial points that vitamin D could have protective and therapeutic effects against COVID-19. For that reason, COVID-19 infection-induced multiple organ damage might be prevented by vitamin D.
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