Glycophosphopeptical AM3 Food Supplement: A Potential Adjuvant in the Treatment and Vaccination of SARS-CoV-2.

Department of Cellular Biology, Histology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Valladolid, Soria, Spain. Neurobiology Research Group, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain. Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Navarra Institute for Health Research (IdiSNA), Pamplona, Spain. Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain. Nutrition, Exercise and Healthy Lifestyle Research Group (ImFINE) Research Group, Department of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences-National Institute of Physical Education (INEF), Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Dual Enrollment Program, Point University, Savannah, GA, United States. Cancer Research Centre, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.

Frontiers in immunology. 2021;:698672
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Abstract

The world is currently experiencing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Its global spread has resulted in millions of confirmed infections and deaths. While the global pandemic continues to grow, the availability of drugs to treat COVID-19 infections remains limited to supportive treatments. Moreover, the current speed of vaccination campaigns in many countries has been slow. Natural substrates with biological immunomodulatory activity, such as glucans, may represent an adjuvant therapeutic agent to treat SARS-CoV-2. AM3, a natural glycophosphopeptical, has previously been shown to effectively slow, with no side effects, the progression of infectious respiratory diseases by regulating effects on innate and adaptive immunity in experimental models. No clinical studies, however, exist on the use of AM3 in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. This review aims to summarize the beneficial effects of AM3 on respiratory diseases, the inflammatory response, modulation of immune response, and attenuation of muscle. It will also discuss its potential effects as an immune system adjuvant for the treatment of COVID-19 infections and adjuvant for SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.

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