Nagpur college of Pharmacy, Wanadongri Hingna, Nagpur, India.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(02), 855–869
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0873
Received on 05 April 2023; revised on 14 May 2023; accepted on 17 May 2023
Nutraceutical is anything i.e. food or a component of food having health or medical advantages, including the treatment and prevention of disease. These products have been used to improve health, delay the onset of chronic conditions, postpone ageing, prolong mortality rates, defend against disease or improve the structure or functioning of the body. Nutraceuticals have been found beneficial in various disease conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, neurological disorders and viral infections. The present review was carried out to congregate the benefits of polyphenols such as rutin, hesperidin lactoferrin against SARs-Co-V-2, Enterovirus, Influenza and Human papillomavirus (HPV). The data manifest that polyphenols through various mechanisms such as direct binding to virus, binding with heparan sulfate proteoglycans, intracellular inhibition of viral replication or by enhancing effects of T and NK 20 lymphocytes inhibits virus growth. The review was carried out using scientific search engines such as Google scholar, PubMed, Science direct, Medline and Science. Gov.
Rutin; Hespiridin; SARS-CoV-2; Enterovirus; Lactoferrin; Hepatitis c virus
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Vaibhav petkar, Laxman Andge and Renuka Mahajan. Nutraceuticals in viral infections: A review. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 18(2), 855-869. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.18.2.0873