Saffron for “toning down” COVID-19-related cytokine storm: Hype or hope? A mini-review of current evidence

Aim: To assess the potential role of saffron in downregulating inflammation and cytokine storm during COVID-19. Main findings: Three main compounds of saffron, i.e., crocetin esters, picrocrocin, and safranal, present strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory action for several disease states (e.g.,...

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Principais autores:	Alexios-Fotios A. Mentis, Maria Dalamaga, Cuncun Lu, Moschos G. Polissiou
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	Elsevier 2021-09-01
coleção:	Metabolism Open
Assuntos:	COVID-19 Cytokine storm Inflammation Saffron SARS-CoV-2 Traditional medicine
Acesso em linha:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589936821000359
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