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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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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8294713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34312610 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.metop.2021.100111 |