Potential of the Triad of Fatty Acids, Polyphenols, and Prebiotics from Cucurbita against COVID-19 in Diabetic Patients

Qushmua Alzahrani; Richard B Gillis; Stephen Harding; Luciano Henrique Pinto; Monica Gulati; Bhupinder Kapoor; Pooja Rani; Sachin Singh; Gary Adams

doi:10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_144_21

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Potential of the Triad of Fatty Acids, Polyphenols, and Prebiotics from Cucurbita against COVID-19 in Diabetic Patients

Author(s):

Qushmua Alzahrani^1,*,

Richard B Gillis²,

Stephen Harding^{3, 4},

Luciano Henrique Pinto¹,

Monica Gulati⁵,

Bhupinder Kapoor⁵,

Pooja Rani⁵,

Sachin Singh⁵,

Gary Adams²

1Department of Pharmacy/Nursing/Medicine Health and Environment, University of the Region of Joinville (UNIVILLE) volunteer researcher, Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil

2University of Nottingham, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom

3University of Nottingham, National Centre for Macromolecular Hydrodynamics, School of Biosciences, Loughborough, United Kingdom

4Universitetet I Oslo, Oslo, Norway

5School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences:Vol. 11, issue 1; 28-40

Published online:Jun 29, 2022

Article type:Review Article

Received:Oct 06, 2021

Accepted:May 09, 2022

How to Cite:Qushmua AlzahraniRichard B GillisStephen HardingLuciano Henrique PintoMonica GulatiBhupinder KapoorPooja RaniSachin SinghGary Adamset al.Potential of the Triad of Fatty Acids, Polyphenols, and Prebiotics from Cucurbita against COVID-19 in Diabetic Patients.J Rep Pharm Sci.11(1):e146142.https://doi.org/10.4103/jrptps.JRPTPS_144_21.

Abstract

Though the scientific community of the entire world has been struggling to create preventive and therapeutic
drugs for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the role of nutraceuticals has been hitherto neglected.
Established role of fatty acids and polyphenols in combating lifestyle disease can be harnessed to play
a significant role in the prevention of this disease. The synergistic effect of these phytonutrients and
prebiotics is anticipated to prove beneficial for prevention as well as attenuation of COVID-19 infection.
Presence of fatty acids, polyphenols and prebiotics in vegetables from the Cucurbitaceae family makes
them an attractive choice for being used as a nutritional supplement during COVID-19. These are known
to attenuate the excessive immune response which may prove to be beneficial in preventing and mitigating
COVID-19. Use of prebiotics to promote the growth of probiotics has also been recommended for the
prevention and cure of COVID-19. However, no such report exists in literature that throws light on such
role of cucurbita plants. The present review focuses on the role of the triad of fatty acids, prebiotics and
polyphenols present in cucurbita plants in controlling systemic inflammation and endothelial damage, the
two main etiopathological factors involved in COVID-19. Cucurbita plants are rich in all these components
and their inclusion in diet would be an effective strategy to combat COVID-19. The main focus of the
review is to discuss the role of various components of the plants of Cucurbita family, taken as dietary
component, in prevention and control of the ongoing pandemic COVID19.

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Qushmua Alzahrani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Richard B Gillis:[PubMed][Scholar]
Stephen Harding:[PubMed][Scholar]
Luciano Henrique Pinto:[PubMed][Scholar]
Monica Gulati:[PubMed][Scholar]
Bhupinder Kapoor:[PubMed][Scholar]
Pooja Rani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Sachin Singh:[PubMed][Scholar]
Gary Adams:[PubMed][Scholar]