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Cinnamon: A Promising Natural Product Against COVID-19

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Identification of Biomarkers, New Treatments, and Vaccines for COVID-19

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COVID-19 is a pandemic and acute respiratory disease. Every day, all around the world, researchers are endeavoring to find effective or potential adjuvant therapies. Studies illustrate that essential oils from cinnamon and derivatives such as cinnamaldehyde and cinnamic acid possess numerous biological activities. In this paper, we have reviewed the possible mechanisms of cinnamon on the inflammatory cascade as a potential alternative therapy to decrease oxidative stress and inflammation in COVID-19 patients.

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  1. Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Azadeh Zareie, Gholamreza Askari & Mohammad Bagherniya

  2. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Azadeh Zareie, Gholamreza Askari & Mohammad Bagherniya

  3. Nutritional Sciences Department, School of Nutritional Sciences and Food Technology, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

    Davood Soleimani

  4. Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

    Gholamreza Askari & Mohammad Bagherniya

  5. Department of Food Science and Technology, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Quchan, Iran

    Tannaz Jamialahmadi

  6. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Tannaz Jamialahmadi

  7. Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Department of Biochemistry and Tissue Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil

    Paul C. Guest

  8. Biotechnology Research Center, Pharmaceutical Technology Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Amirhossein Sahebkar

  9. Neurogenic Inflammation Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

    Amirhossein Sahebkar

  10. Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital Research Institute (PMMHRI), Lodz, Poland

    Amirhossein Sahebkar

  11. Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran

    Amirhossein Sahebkar

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Zareie, A. et al. (2021). Cinnamon: A Promising Natural Product Against COVID-19. In: Guest, P.C. (eds) Identification of Biomarkers, New Treatments, and Vaccines for COVID-19. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 1327. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-71697-4_15

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