Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce Risk of Severity, Hospitalizations and Death in COVID-19 - Another Study Shows
In a study published in the journal Life Sciences , researchers conducted a systematic review of 18 studies to assess the impact of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related hospitalization and mortality. Background Studies show that COVID-19 mortality, from the causative organism severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is closely associated with a sizable increase in inflammatory cytokines, leading to a cytokine storm . PUFAs have been shown to play a crucial role in regulating immune pathways as well as inflammatory responses. Since PUFAs are lipophilic in nature, they can also disrupt the viral envelope and change its dynamics, thus inactivating viruses. Hence this study evaluated the effect of PUFAs on COVID-19 prognosis. About the study The team conducted a comprehensive search on Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science. They performed the search using the following keywords in the databases for systematic identif...