Dive into the depths of marine medicine and discover how flavonoids, nature’s underwater compounds derived from medicinal plants, are emerging as a potential treatment in the fight against COVID-19.
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Flavonoids derived from medicinal plants as a COVID-19 treatment.
Sopjani et al., Phytother Res 2024
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.8123
Listen, folks, we’ve got this virus, SARS-CoV-2, it’s a tough one, it’s been causing all sorts of trouble with COVID-19. But here’s the thing, it gets into your cells, uses this thing called the spike protein, and it’s been a disaster for health and the economy, a total disaster. But we’ve got vaccines, we’ve got treatments, they’re great, they’re doing a fantastic job.
Now, get this, there are these natural things, flavonoids, from plants, and they’re showing some real promise, believe me. They’re like a one-two punch against the virus – they stop it from getting in and they shut down its replication. They go after the virus’s tools, especially the proteases, and they’re doing a tremendous job.
And that’s not all, they’re also big on controlling inflammation, they’re fantastic at it, and they could be a game-changer for people with obesity, helping with the fat metabolism, which is very important.
We’re looking at the structure of this virus, and how these flavonoids work their magic on it. We’re talking about prevention, treatment, the whole package. But remember, a lot of what we know, it’s still in the lab, it’s theoretical. We need more research, we need to see how it works outside the lab, in real people, in the real world.
So, we’re going to keep looking into these flavonoids, because they could be huge, they could be a big part of the solution to beat this virus. We’re going to find out, and it’s going to be great.