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Commentary

Can Bioactive Lipid Arachidonic Acid Prevent and Ameliorate COVID-19?

by
Undurti N. Das
1,2
1
UND Life Sciences, 2221 NW 5th St, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
2
BioScience Research Centre and Department of Medicine, GVP Medical College and Hospital, Visakhapatnam 530048, India
Medicina 2020, 56(9), 418; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56090418
Submission received: 16 July 2020 / Revised: 14 August 2020 / Accepted: 18 August 2020 / Published: 19 August 2020
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Abstract

It is proposed that the bioactive lipid, arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4 n-6), can inactivate severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS-CoV-2), facilitate M1 and M2 macrophage generation, suppress inflammation, prevent vascular endothelial cell damage, and regulate inflammation resolution processes based on the timely formation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and lipoxin A4 (LXA4) based on the context. Thus, AA may be useful both to prevent and manage coronavrus disease-2019(COVID-19).
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; arachidonic acid; lipoxin A4; inflammation; prostaglandin E2 COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; arachidonic acid; lipoxin A4; inflammation; prostaglandin E2

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Das, Undurti N. 2020. "Can Bioactive Lipid Arachidonic Acid Prevent and Ameliorate COVID-19?" Medicina 56, no. 9: 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56090418

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Das, U. N. (2020). Can Bioactive Lipid Arachidonic Acid Prevent and Ameliorate COVID-19? Medicina, 56(9), 418. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56090418

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