In Russia, the tests aimed at assessing the status of the immune system are gaining popularity. The results of such analyzes not only provide an idea of the severity of the infectious disease, but also allow to determine the treatment strategy. In the event that a person is not sick at the present time, research results can be used to develop effective prevention measures.
To date, there is no medicine for the treatment of COVID-19. The study of the effects of various drugs on Coronavirus has not yet shown the effectiveness of not one of them. Therefore, the attention of researchers is drawn, including, to study the possibilities of strengthening the immune system.
According to the Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Mikhail Paltseva, the functioning of the immune system depends on the body's provision of microelements and vitamins, and their deficit often leads to severe consequences, determining, including the severity of symptoms of infection. Particular attention should be paid to the need to identify the deficiency of vitamin D, zinc, iodine and copper, as well as the definitions of the omega3-index - the participation of these compounds and trace elements in the immune response at the molecular level is proven by many scientific research.
Today there are a lot of ways to study the body for a shortage of trace elements and vitamins
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Vitamin D deficiency leads to a decrease in the protective functions of the mucous membranes. This vitamin is especially important as a regulator of the immune system, on which the speed, sequence and efficiency of the immune response depends, including viruses. Omega-3 fatty acids are necessary to maintain the integrity of cell membranes and the synthesis of inflammatory response regulators - prostaglandins. Without zinc, normal division and cell growth is impossible, and the deficit of this element leads, among other things, to frequent respiratory infections. Copper deficiency affects the reproduction of immune cells and their activity. The iodine, in addition to its absolute need for the synthesis of thyroid hormones, also regulates many exchange reactions, affects the reproductive function and the phagocytic activity of the cells of the immune system.
The timely detection of scarce states can be considered the most important link of prevention, and the development of modern research methods is significantly expanding the capabilities of analytical laboratories.
According to Academician Pedseva, currently it is possible to conduct a study of the body for a shortage of trace elements and vitamins, using the analysis of dry spots of blood. The peculiarity of the method is that the blood pressure is carried out by the patient independently, at home, and be afraid by the courier to the laboratory, which allows to conduct a study as safe as possible in self-insulation.
According to doctors, the elimination of the most important trace elements in the body of the deficit of the most important trace elements will increase the work of the immune system and, in the case of COVID-19 infection, to avoid the complex form of infection and increase the chances of recovery without any serious health consequences.