KARAN RAJAN: You know, we think about the microbiome, but you just mentioned
In the lungs, after entering in type II alveolar cells, SARS-CoV-2 infected cells become defective for surfactant production (Ghati et al., 2021) and release cytokines, like IL-8 among others, which in turn activate alveolar macrophages to release IL-1, IL-6, and TNF-, that induce natural killer and dendritic cell differentiation and macrophage M1 polarization, enhancing the proinflammatory response with increased vasodilation causing neutrophil and activated T cell influx from the capillaries into the alveolus, all leading to the cytokine storm (Carcaterra and Caruso, 2021
Both remain unapproved for this use, so better depends on context
This antioxidant is particularly important for your liver and drinking alcohol, as it helps to support detoxification processes and protects the organ from damage
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