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 mask properly, and washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds or with alcohol, a concentration of 70%.
In addition to these procedures, he advised taking Vitamin C, D, and Zinc, in addition to taking Vitamin Lactofree, which was included in the protocol of treatment of people with corona.
He explained during a meeting with the program “The sixteen years of illness” on the CBC satellite channel, that vitamin lactoferrin is bags 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 against infection of the Corona virus, but do not prevent it, as Vitamins prevent the reproduction of the virus inside the cell, and the cells saturated with zinc are difficult to penetrate into the corona, but preventing the virus from entering the body itself is by measures of social divergence, being careful, wearing a muzzle, washing hands, and caring for 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 of 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 group of corona viruses causing Covid 19.
Lactoferrin has immune and anti-inflammatory properties that can positively modify the body’s responses to infection, and it is available as an oral food supplement, as studies indicate that it may treat or prevent a range of microbial infections, and is used as a possible preventive and auxiliary treatment against HIV infection. Sk.
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 (amino acid chain) are mainly related to important defense molecules against a variety of pathogens including corona virus groups.
LF reduces the body’s response to infection, 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, and then the Lf list expanded against viruses: herpes simplex, AIDS, polio, and the virus Respiratory syncytial, hepatitis B, Hanta virus, and human papilloma.
Lactoferrin is able to reduce virus entry by binding to surface cell molecules, viral molecules, or both. 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 Which plays a crucial role in the early stages of viral infection.
In studies of oral antiviral supplements, it was found that a given “Lf” in the range of 100-1000 mg per day reduces colds and 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 a naturally derived from cow’s sources, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers it “generally safe” without contraindications, and is widely used as a dietary supplement in infant formulations.
Lactoferrin may be relatively related to a lower rate of coronavirus infection 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 coronavirus, it can be considered using lactoferrin as a health prevention supplement, following prevention measures, as well as an adjunctive treatment for those who have been infected with the virus.
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