Role of probiotic for prevention and management of COVID-19: A literature review

Abstract

BACKGROUNDS: Coronavirus (CoV) brought about by severe acute respiratory syndrome CoV 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a continuous worldwide pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 influences the human respiratory tracts’ epithelial cells, prompting a proinflammatory cytokine storm, and ongoing lung inflammation. With various patients kicking the bucket day by day, an immunization and explicit antiviral medication regimens are being investigated. The choice to utilize this medication during the COVID-19 pandemic should be founded on cautious thought of the likely as preventive and curative in such context. METHODS: A literature review changed into carried out through the PubMed, ScienceDirect, Medline, and Google Scholar search engines consist of probiotics preventive and management possibility in COVID-19. RESULTS: The probiotics significantly affects the host insusceptible reaction, foundationally, and on invulnerable responses at close by mucosal locales, such as the lung. Certain strains of probiotics have improved interferon type I levels, hoisting the number and capacity of antigen-introducing cells, regular executioner cells, and T cells, just as expanding the degree of specific antibodies at the fundamental and mucosal destinations. CONCLUSION: Probiotics have various advantages and potential in preventing and as the treatment of COVID-19, adjusting the arrangement of human gut microflora, reinforcing gut obstruction work, and defensive invulnerable reactions.