ANALYSIS OF THE IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFICACY OF THE USE OF VITAMIN D IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH NEW COROVAVIRUS (SARS-CoV-2) AND ALSO FOR PROPHYLATIC PURPOSES AGAINST COVID-19 INFECTION

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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4361677

Keywords:

: Infection Diseases; pandemic situation; COVID-19; Vitamin D; Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Pneumonia; Cytokines; Respiratory Tract Infections

Abstract

The novel coronavirus outbreak has triggered a rapid response from clinicians and life sciences researchers globally. Resultant advances in research show promise not only for tackling the current pandemic but also for informing future infectious disease diagnostics. We are going through a tough time. COVID-19 or SARS CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) causes pandemic in the whole world. Apart from quarantine some health measures are desperately needed to be taken as well. Mortality from COVID-19 is higher in some countries than the others. Many factors are playing essential role in this disparity including elderly people in population, general health, quality and accessibility of healthcare, socioeconomic status and most importantly Vitamin D status in the population. In this article we will be giving insights to the roles of Vitamin D in reducing respiratory tract infection, knowledge about influenza and COVID-19 epidemiology and how Vitamin D can reduce the risk. Vitamin D can reduce the risk via several mechanisms such as inducing cathelicidins and defisins which can lower the rate of viral replication, reducing pro inflammatory cytokines concentration which can injure the lining of the lungs leading to pneumonia and increasing the anti-inflammatory cytokines concentration. Vitamin D can lower the risk of COVID-19 outbreak in winter when the concentration of 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D or 25(OH) D will be lowest. Deficiency of vitamin D can cause acute respiratory distress syndrome, increase fatality rate in aged people when 25(OH) D concentration is lower. So it is required to take 10,000 IU/d of Vitamin D3 to raise 25(OH) D for few weeks followed by 5,000 IU/d. The concentration of 25(OH) D in the body should be higher than 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmole/L) to lower the risk of COVID-19. 

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Author Biographies

Ananias Alves Cruz, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA (AM-Brasil)

Professor Adjunto dos cursos de Enfermagem, Odontologia e Medicina da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA (AM-Brasil). Doutor em Ciências em Fitopatologia - USP. CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9797518197596289. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9674-6952. E-mail: aacruz@uea.edu.br.

Johnson Pontes de Moura, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA (AM-Brasil)

Engenheiro químico e Mestre em engenharia química pela UFM. Discente do curso de Odontologia da Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA (AM-Brasil). CV: http://lattes.cnpq.br/1187343050007168. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9674-6952. E-mail: jpdm.odo20@uea.edu.br

Ranni Pereira Santos Dantas, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas – UEA (AM-Brasil)

Médica oftalmologista CRM PR 39762. Especialização em oftalmologia pela Clínica Oftalmológica de Pernambuco com conclusão em 2005, Fellow em Catarata e glaucoma pela Fundação Leiria de Andrade em 2006, observership em glaucoma pelo Jules Stein Eye Institute em UCLA/Califórnia/USA em 2006, Membra do Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia e da Academia Americana de Oftalmologia. Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2793-7269. E-mail: rpsdantas@yahoo.com.br.

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2020-12-18

How to Cite

CRUZ, A. A. .; MOURA, J. P. de .; DANTAS, R. P. S. . ANALYSIS OF THE IMMUNOLOGICAL EFFICACY OF THE USE OF VITAMIN D IN PATIENTS INFECTED WITH NEW COROVAVIRUS (SARS-CoV-2) AND ALSO FOR PROPHYLATIC PURPOSES AGAINST COVID-19 INFECTION. JRG Journal of Academic Studies, Brasil, São Paulo, v. 3, n. 7, p. 718–747, 2020. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4361677. Disponível em: http://www.revistajrg.com/index.php/jrg/article/view/147. Acesso em: 18 may. 2024.