Vitamin D supplementation has been shown to protect against SARS-COV-2 infection, and could be particularly helpful for patients that exhibit shortage of vitamin D (e.g. seniors, immunocompromised patients) leading to complications such as cardiovascular comorbidities. This graph explains the mechanism of action of vitamin D in COVID-19 via key genes implicated.
Tags: ACE, ACE2, ANGIOTENSIN II, COVID-19, FERRITIN, IFNG, IL10, IL1B, IL6, LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE, RAS, SARS-COV-2, SPIKE, TMPRSS2, TNF, VITAMIN D