Green Tea Consumption and the COVID-19 Omicron Pandemic Era: Pharmacology and Epidemiology.

ABSTRACT: In spite of the development of numerous vaccines for the prevention of COVID-19 and the approval of several drugs for its treatment, there is still a great need for effective and inexpensive therapies against this disease. Previously, we showed that green tea and tea catechins interfere with coronavirus replication as well as coronavirus 3CL protease activity, and also showed lower COVID-19 morbidity and mortality in countries with higher green tea consumption. However, it is not clear whether green tea is still effective against the newer SARS-CoV-2 variants including omicron. It is also not known whether higher green tea consumption continues to contribute to lower COVID-19 morbidity and mortality now that vaccination rates in many countries are high. Here, we attempted to update the inf

SUBMITTER: Storozhuk M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10054848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature