Affiliation:
1. Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutrition & Food Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Background:
Probiotics can improve immune function leading to the prevention and management
of viral infections like SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19 disease).
Methods:
We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Science Direct, Scopus, and Web of
Science up to May 2020 to identify interventional & observational studies documenting the effects
of probiotics on incidence, severity, duration, and other clinical manifestations of viral infections,
especially SARS-CoV-2-induced.
Results:
From a total of 91 records, 24 studies were obtained and classified into three domains
based on the efficacy of probiotics on 1) shortening the period and severity of infections (n=9), 2)
incidence (n=6), and 3) other clinical complications that may be followed by viral disorders (n=9).
Identified probiotics have positive effects on the mentioned domains.
Conclusion:
Based on the evidence, some probiotic strains may be useful in SARS-CoV-2 infection; randomized trials are
needed to show the facts.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Immunology and Allergy,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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