Bianca Vezzani, Mariasole Perrone, Marianna Carinci, Laura Palumbo, Alberto Tombolato, Denis Tombolato, Claudio Daminato, Valentina Gentili, Roberta Rizzo, Gianluca Campo, Luca Morandi, Alberto Papi, Savino Spadaro, Paolo Casolari, Marco Contoli, Paolo Pinton, Carlotta Giorgi
BACKGROUND: The recent pandemic outbursts, due to SARS-CoV-2, have highlighted once more the central role of the inflammatory process in the propagation of viral infection. The main consequence of COVID-19 is the induction of a diffuse pro-inflammatory state, also defined as a cytokine storm, which affects different organs, but mostly the lungs. We aimed to prove the efficacy of cinnamaldehyde, the active compound of cinnamon, as an anti-inflammatory compound, able to reduce SARS-CoV-2 induced cytokine storm...
November 20, 2023: Journal of Inflammation