Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi, Mohammad Ali Zaheri Birgani, Saeedreza Jamalimoghadamsiyahkali, Hadiseh Hosamirudsari, Ali Moradi, Majid Jafari-Sabet, Nooshin Sadigh, Pooneh Rahimi, Rezvan Tavakoli, Mojtaba Hamidi-Fard, Golnaz Bahramali, Zohal Parmoon, Sina Arjmand Hashjin, Ghasem Mirzajani, Reza Kouhkheil, Somayeh Roshangaran, Samineh Khalaf, Mohammad Khademi Nadoushan, Ghazaleh Gholamiyan Yousef Abad, Nima Shahryarpour, Mohammad Izadi, Abolfazl Zendedel, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Omid Dadras, SeyedAhmad SeyedAlinaghi, Daniel Hackett
OBJECTIVE: Spirulina ( arthrospira platensis ) is a cyanobacterium proven to have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and antioxidant effects. However, the effect of high-dose Spirulina supplementation on hospitalized adults with COVID-19 is currently unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of high-dose Spirulina platensis for SARS-CoV-2 infection. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a randomized, controlled, open-label trial involving 189 patients with COVID-19 who were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to an experimental group that received 15...
2024: Frontiers in Immunology