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Saeidi A, Tayebi SM, To-aj O, Karimi N, Kamankesh S, Niazi S, Khosravi A, Khademosharie M, Soltani M, Johnson KE, Rashid H, Laher I, Hackney AC, Zouhal H. Physical Activity and Natural Products and Minerals in the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: An Update. Ann Appl Sport Sci 2021; 9:e976. [PMID: 35237740 PMCID: PMC8887880 DOI: 10.29252/aassjournal.976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Coronavirus-disease 19 (COVID-19) has rapidly become a global public health issue, and there is a desperate need for strategies of prevention, reduction, and treatment to halt the epidemic. The coronavirus affects the immune system, and individuals with a compromised immune system, such as those with diabetes, hypertension, obesity, are more susceptible to this virus. Lifestyle-related variables such as physical activity and nutritional supplements can decrease inflammatory markers, increase anti-inflammatory and antioxidant status, and improve the immune system. Lifesty-lerelated variables play preventive roles against various infectious diseases including COVID-19. This review highlights the effects of physical activity and nutrients supplements on the immune system and their possible benefits in combating the harms caused by infection with the COVID-19 virus.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ayoub Saeidi
- Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan,
Iran
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- Bangkok Thonburi University, Bangkok, Thailand
- Corresponding Authors: 1. Oam To-aj,
PhD. , 2. Hassane Zouhal,
Professor.
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- National Centre for Immunisation Research &
Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS), Westmead, Australia
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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- University of Rennes 2, Rennes, France
- Corresponding Authors: 1. Oam To-aj,
PhD. , 2. Hassane Zouhal,
Professor.
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Arif M, Rehman A, Abd El-Hack ME, Saeed M, Khan F, Akhtar M, Swelum AA, Saadeldin IM, Alowaimer AN. Growth, carcass traits, cecal microbial counts, and blood chemistry of meat-type quail fed diets supplemented with humic acid and black cumin seeds. Asian-Australas J Anim Sci 2018; 31:1930-1938. [PMID: 29879835 PMCID: PMC6212732 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.18.0148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2018] [Revised: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE The present study attempted to determine safe and sufficient growth promoters in poultry feeding. METHODS A total of 520 seven-day-old quail chicks were randomly allotted to eight treatment groups in a 4×2 factorial design experiment to evaluate the effect of different levels of humic acid (HA) and black cumin (BC) seed and their interactions on growth, carcass traits, gut microbes, and blood chemistry of growing quails. Quails were randomly distributed into 8 groups in a 4×2 factorial design, included 4 HA levels (0, 0.75, 1.5, and 2.25 g/kg diet) and 2 BC levels (0 or 5 g/ kg diet). RESULTS Increasing HA level associated with a gradual increase in final weight, feed intake and body weight gain along with an improvement in feed conversion ratio. Dietary addition of 5 g BC powder/kg diet gave similar results. The highest level of HA (2.25 g/kg diet) recorded the best values of carcass weight, breast yield, intestinal length, and intestinal weight comparing with the control and other HA levels. Total viable microbial counts decreased (p<0.05) with increasing levels of HA except the intermediate level (1.5 g/kg diet). The concentration of serum cholesterol and low density lipoprotein (excluding that 0.75 g HA) decreased (p<0.05) and high density lipoprotein increased (p = 0.034) along with increasing HA level. The interaction between the 2.25 g HA×5 g gave the best results regarding most studied parameters. CONCLUSION These findings indicated that HA combined with BC could be used as effective growth promoters, with the recommended level being 2.25 g HA+5 g BC/kg of quail diet.
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Affiliation(s)
- Muhammad Arif
- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Punjab 40100,
Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Punjab 40100,
Pakistan
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- Institute of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040,
Pakistan
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- CVSD Remount Depot Sargodha Cantt, Punjab 40100,
Pakistan
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451,
Saudi Arabia
- Department of Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511,
Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451,
Saudi Arabia
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511,
Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451,
Saudi Arabia
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