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cord-275353-ezrmuw48	Donma, Mustafa Metin	The Effects of Allium Sativum on Immunity within the Scope of COVID-19 Infection	2020-06-02		.txt	text/plain	2510	156	42	Compounds derived from Allium sativum (garlic) have the potential to decrease the expression of proinflammatory cytokines and to reverse the immunological abnormalities to more acceptable levels. Leptin's role in boosting proinflammatory cytokines and in appetite decreasing suggest the possible beneficial effect of decreasing the concentration of this proinflammatory adipose tissue hormone in relieving some symptoms detected during COVID-19 infection. In conclusion, Allium sativum may be an acceptable preventive measure against COVID-19 infection to boost immune system cells and to repress the production and secretion of proinflammatory cytokines as well as an adipose tissue derived hormone leptin having the proinflammatory nature. It is a well-known fact that immune dysfunction plays an important role in the development and progress of several diseases and this functional food may contribute to the prevention and treatment of pathologies such as obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disorders, gastric ulcer, and even cancer [17, 18] . Decreased leptin concentrations caused by garlic may be helpful to alleviate appetite loss observed in patients with COVID-19 infection.	./cache/cord-275353-ezrmuw48.txt	./txt/cord-275353-ezrmuw48.txt