At present, googling the search terms “COVID-19” and “Functional foods” yields nearly 500,000,000 hits, witnessing the growing interest of the scientific community and the general public in the role of nutrition and nutraceuticals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many compounds have been proposed as phytotherapics in the prevention and/or treatment of COVID-19. The extensive interest of the general public and the enormous social media coverage on this topic urges the scientific community to address the question of whether which nutraceuticals can actually be employed in preventing and treating this newly described coronavirus-related disease. Recently, the Canadian biotech pharma company “FSD Pharma” received the green light from the Food and Drug Administration to design a proof-of-concept study evaluating the effects of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) in COVID-19 patients. The story of PEA as a nutraceutical to prevent and treat infectious diseases dates back to the 1970s where the molecule was branded under the name Impulsin and was used for its immunomodulatory properties in influenza virus infection. The present paper aims at analyzing the potential of PEA as a nutraceutical and the previous evidence suggesting its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties in infectious and respiratory diseases and how these could translate to COVID-19 care.

Phytotherapics in COVID19: why palmitoylethanolamide? / Pesce, M.; Seguella, L.; Cassarano, S.; Aurino, L.; Sanseverino, W.; Lu, J.; Corpetti, C.; Del Re, A.; Vincenzi, M.; Sarnelli, G.; Esposito, G.. - In: PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH. - ISSN 0951-418X. - (2020). [10.1002/ptr.6978]

Phytotherapics in COVID19: why palmitoylethanolamide?

Seguella L.;Corpetti C.;Del Re A.;Vincenzi M.;Esposito G.
2020

Abstract

At present, googling the search terms “COVID-19” and “Functional foods” yields nearly 500,000,000 hits, witnessing the growing interest of the scientific community and the general public in the role of nutrition and nutraceuticals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many compounds have been proposed as phytotherapics in the prevention and/or treatment of COVID-19. The extensive interest of the general public and the enormous social media coverage on this topic urges the scientific community to address the question of whether which nutraceuticals can actually be employed in preventing and treating this newly described coronavirus-related disease. Recently, the Canadian biotech pharma company “FSD Pharma” received the green light from the Food and Drug Administration to design a proof-of-concept study evaluating the effects of ultramicronized palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) in COVID-19 patients. The story of PEA as a nutraceutical to prevent and treat infectious diseases dates back to the 1970s where the molecule was branded under the name Impulsin and was used for its immunomodulatory properties in influenza virus infection. The present paper aims at analyzing the potential of PEA as a nutraceutical and the previous evidence suggesting its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties in infectious and respiratory diseases and how these could translate to COVID-19 care.
2020
COVID19; palmitoylethanolamide; phytotherapy; SARS-CoV2
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Phytotherapics in COVID19: why palmitoylethanolamide? / Pesce, M.; Seguella, L.; Cassarano, S.; Aurino, L.; Sanseverino, W.; Lu, J.; Corpetti, C.; Del Re, A.; Vincenzi, M.; Sarnelli, G.; Esposito, G.. - In: PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH. - ISSN 0951-418X. - (2020). [10.1002/ptr.6978]
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