EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPORTANCE OF ZINC, COPPER, SELENIUM AND MAGNESIUM IN MANAGEMENT OF SARS COV-2 (COVİD-19)

Abstract

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infection (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) surfaced in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Then, COVID-19has been declared as a global pandemic, causing mortality. A clinical sign of COVID-19 can be seen from human to human with infected oral, nasal and eye mucosa by droplet particles. The clinical signs of COVID-19 such as fever, fatigue and cough can be varied according to human. It was indicated that selenium, zinc, copper and magnesium, as antioxidant and antiviral agents, can be effective in COVID-19treatment. Moreover, it was stated that lower serum levels of these minerals were related to increments of disease symptoms. It has been suggested to examine serum minerals status of hospitalized patients and implement appropriate treatment if there is a deficiency during COVID-19 treatment. In this review, it was investigated the COVID-19 related effects of selenium, zinc, copper and magnesium.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Selenium
• Zinc
• Copper
• Magnesium

SARS COV-2 (COVİD-19) YÖNETİMİNDE ÇİNKO, BAKIR, SELENYUM VE MAGNEZYUMUN ETKİNLİĞİ VE ÖNEMİ

Abstract

Şiddetli Akut Solunum Sendromu Koronavirüs 2 enfeksiyonu (SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19) Aralık 2019’da Çin’in Wuhan şehrinde ortaya çıkmıştır. Pandemi halini alarak birçok ölüme neden olmuştur. Enfekte insandan, insana damlacık yolu ile ağız, burun ve göz mukozasında bulaşabilmektedir. Öksürük, ateş, halsizlik gibi kişiye göre değişen birçok belirti bulunmaktadır. Selenyum, çinko, bakır ve magnezyumun özellikle antioksidan ve antiviral etkilerinin COVID-19sürecinde mücadelede etkili olabileceği bildirilmiştir. Bu minerallerin serum düzeylerinin düşük olması hastalığa yakalanma ve hastalık belirtilerinin şiddetlenmesi ile ilişkili olduğu belirtilmiştir. COVID-19tedavi sürecinde hastaneye yatan hastaların serum minerallerinin incelenmesi ve varsa eksikliklerin giderilmesi önerilmektedir. Bu derlemede selenyum, çinko, bakır ve magnezyumun COVID-19ile ilgili etkileri güncel bilgilerle incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• Selenyum
• Çinko
• Bakır
• Magnezyum

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