Could Selenium Supplementation Prevent COVID-19? A Comprehensive Review of Available Studies

The purpose of this review is to systematically examine the scientific evidence investigating selenium's relationship with COVID-19, aiming to support, or refute, the growing hypothesis that supplementation could prevent COVID-19 etiopathogenesis. In fact, immediately after the beginning of the...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2023-05, Vol.28 (10), p.4130
Main Authors: Ambra, Roberto, Melloni, Sahara, Venneria, Eugenia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
China
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Development and progression
Dietary Supplements
Disease prevention
Ecological studies
Epidemics
Fatalities
Humans
Iran
Mortality
Observational studies
Pandemics
Pediatrics
Prevention
Review
Selenium
Selenium - therapeutic use
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
supplementation
Trace elements
United Kingdom
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Summary:The purpose of this review is to systematically examine the scientific evidence investigating selenium's relationship with COVID-19, aiming to support, or refute, the growing hypothesis that supplementation could prevent COVID-19 etiopathogenesis. In fact, immediately after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, several speculative reviews suggested that selenium supplementation in the general population could act as a silver bullet to limit or even prevent the disease. Instead, a deep reading of the scientific reports on selenium and COVID-19 that are available to date supports neither the specific role of selenium in COVID-19 severity, nor the role of its supplementation in the prevention disease onset, nor its etiology.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules28104130