Promising Indicators in Probiotic-recommendations in COVID-19 and its Accompanying Diseases

Vardan Tsaturyan; Almagul Kushugulova; Susanna Mirzabekyan; Ketevan Sidamonidze; David Tsereteli; Tamas  Torok; Astghik Pepoyan

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.7989

Authors

Vardan Tsaturyan Department of Military Therapy Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia; International Association for Human and Animals Health Improvement, Yerevan, Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4311-0747
Almagul Kushugulova Centre for Life Science, National laboratory Astana, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9479-0899
Susanna Mirzabekyan Department of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan, Armenia
Ketevan Sidamonidze Lugar Center for Public Health Research, Tbilisi, Georgia
David Tsereteli Department of Communicable Diseases, National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health, Tbilisi, Georgia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5862-3727
Tamas Torok Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, United States
Astghik Pepoyan Department of Food Safety and Biotechnology, Armenian National Agrarian University, Yerevan, Armenia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1935-5341

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.7989

Keywords:

COVID-19, Probiotic-specificity, Oxidative stress, Immunobiotic, Gut microbiota

Abstract

Scientific data suggests the possible beneficial role of probiotics in treatments for COVID-19, but the species/strains-specificity and disease-specificity of probiotics need high attention in choosing the appropriate probiotic in diseases, in particularly in the COVID-19. We hope this review will raise awareness of the COVID-19 probiotic recommendations, highlighting the latest scientific information about virus/hydrogen peroxide/probiotics and the importance of finding out of a specific “criterion” for the probiotics’ recommendation in this disease.

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