Recent advances in antiviral effects of probiotics: potential mechanism study in prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2.

ABSTRACT: SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), progressively extended worldwide countries on an epidemic scale. Along with all the drug treatments suggested to date, currently, there are no approved management protocols and treatment regimens for SARS-CoV-2. The unavailability of optimal medication and effective vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 indicates the requirement for alternative therapies. Probiotics are living organisms that deliberate beneficial effects on the host when used sufficiently and in adequate amounts, and fermented food is their rich source. Probiotics affect viruses by antiviral mechanisms and reduce diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. At this point, we comprehensively evaluated the antiviral effects of probiotics and their mechanism with a particu

SUBMITTER: Montazeri-Najafabady N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9244507 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature