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Dr. Erminia Gilda Morrone works in the Association Center for Pain Therapy Studies, Cosenza, Italy is a well-known researher and one of his famous works are The Role of Pain Receptors in the Main Symptoms of Covid-19 and How Diet Can Be a Therapy
Review Article
The Role of Pain Receptors in the Main Symptoms of Covid-19 and How Diet Can Be a Therapy
Author(s): Francesco Amato* and Erminia Gilda Morrone
It is estimated that 80% of SARS-CoV-2 patients have olfactory disturbances and many also have dysgeusia or ageusia
(an interruption or loss of taste, respectively) or changes in chemesthesis, the ability to perceive irritants by TRP
receptors. Anosmia (loss of sense of smell) and dysgeusia been termed 'sentinel symptoms'. Anosmia and ageusia
represent a real health risk and can also cause nutritional deficits'. Infection with SARS-CoV-2 in the oral cavity
could cause changes in the production or quality of saliva, contributing to the symptoms of taste loss. Since the
activation of TRPs by Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) contributes to inflammation and pain, research is focusing on
several biological mediators related to TRPs and oxidative radicals that could help the development of treatments for
pain itself and some COVID related symptoms.
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DOI:
10.35248/2165-8048.21.11.328