de Almeida Brasiel Poliana Guiomar
Department of Nutrition, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2020 Aug;38:65-66. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.06.003. Epub 2020 Jun 16.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The COVID-19 infection can lead to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), mainly affecting patients aged 60 and older. Preliminary data suggest that the nutritional status can change the course of the infection, and on the matter, zinc is crucial for growth, development, and the maintenance of immune function. In the absence of treatment for this virus, there is an urgent need to find alternative methods that can contribute to control of disease. The aim of this paper is to establish the relation between zinc and COVID-19.
From the prior scientific knowledge, we have performed a review of the literature and examine the role of zinc in immune function in the infection by COVID-19. Our findings are that the zinc as an anti-inflammatory agent may help to optimize immune function and reduce the risk of infection.
Zinc supplementation can be a useful strategy to reduce the global burden of infection in the elderly, there is a need the increased reporting to improve our understanding of COVID-19 and the care of affected patients.
新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）感染可导致严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2（SARS-CoV-2），主要影响60岁及以上的患者。初步数据表明，营养状况可改变感染进程，在此方面，锌对于生长、发育及免疫功能维持至关重要。在缺乏针对该病毒的治疗方法的情况下，迫切需要找到有助于控制疾病的替代方法。本文旨在确立锌与COVID-19之间的关系。
基于先前的科学知识，我们对文献进行了综述，并研究了锌在COVID-19感染中免疫功能方面的作用。我们的研究结果是，锌作为一种抗炎剂可能有助于优化免疫功能并降低感染风险。
补充锌可能是减轻老年人全球感染负担的一种有用策略，需要增加报告以增进我们对COVID-19的了解及对受影响患者的护理。
