05:00 PM
Wednesday 03 June 2020
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I wrote- Amira Helmy
Dr. Hossam Hosni, head of the scientific committee to confront the “Corona” virus at the Ministry of Health, called for the necessity to follow preventive measures, including maintaining a safe distance between you and others, wearing the muzzle in the correct way, and washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or alcohol with a concentration of 70%.
In addition to these measures, he advised taking Vitamin C, D, and Zinc, in addition to taking vitamin “Lactofree”, which was included in the protocol of treating people with “Corona”.
He explained during a meeting with the program “Al-Sattat Ma’arfousk Lokdbwa” on the CBC satellite channel, that vitamin “lactoferrin” is a bag that can be taken by placing it on a cup of water twice a day in the morning and evening, but he stressed that these vitamins actually protect from infection with the “Corona” virus, But do not prevent it, as vitamins prevent the reproduction of the virus inside the cell, just as the cells saturated with zinc are difficult to penetrate, “Corona”, but preventing the virus from entering the body itself is through measures of social divergence, exercise caution, wear masks, wash hands, and pay attention to personal hygiene.
In this regard, we show you what you want to know about the vitamin “lactoferrin” that the ministry has included in the protocol for treating people with coronavirus, according to a research paper prepared by the researcher Raymond Chang of the Institute of Oriental-Western Medicine in Hawaii, and the researcher Wei-Zen Sun at the University of Taiwan Hospital.
Vitamin “lactoferrin” (Lf) has been studied against a wide range of viruses, including SARS, which is closely related to the corona virus group causing Covid-19.
Lactoferrin has immune and anti-inflammatory properties that can positively modify the body’s responses to infection, and an oral supplement is available, as studies indicate that it may treat or prevent a range of microbial infections, and a possible preventive and auxiliary treatment is used against HIV infection. Corona.
Lactoferrin is a highly preserved glycoprotein. It appeared in particularly high concentrations in milk. It was first identified in cow’s milk. It was found to contain glycoprotein and amino acid residues.
Lf and peptides (a chain of amino acids) are mainly related to important defense molecules against a variety of pathogens including corona virus groups.
LF reduces the body’s response to infection, and has the dual ability to stimulate the immune system to counter disease-causing invasion, and its anti-virus activity was first demonstrated in infected mice in the 1980s, then expanded the “Lf” list against viruses: “herpes simplex, AIDS and polio, Respiratory syncytial virus, hepatitis B, Hanta virus, and human papilloma ”.
And lactoferrin’s ability to reduce virus entry by binding to surface cell molecules, viral molecules, or both, and current research has revealed that viral entry is a very complex process involving cell surface molecules, and “Lf” can also exert indirect antiviral effects on Immune cells that play a crucial role in the early stages of viral infection.
In studies of oral supplements taken against viruses, it was found that the “Lf” given in the range of 100-1000 mg per day reduces the incidence of colds, cold-like symptoms, as well as improving gastroenteritis.
The primary immune role of this protein stems from its unique potential to maintain immune and physiological balance and reduce tissue damage.
“Lactoferrin” is naturally derived from cow sources, and the FDA considers it “generally safe” without contraindications, and it is widely used as a dietary supplement in infant formulations.
Lactoferrin may be relatively related to the low incidence of coronavirus in children, as those infected with children up to 10 years old are only 0.9% in China, and most cases in different countries are very rare between newborns and infants.
Since there is currently no fixed treatment for Corona virus, it is possible to consider using lactoferrin as a health prevention supplement, following precautions, as well as an adjunctive treatment for those who have been infected with the virus.
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