Post by Sheri Liberty on Sept 29, 2020 8:44:51 GMT -6
Have you ever heard of a Zinc Ionophore? The definition of an Ionophore is, βa substance which is able to transport particular ions, like zinc, across a lipid membrane in a cellβ. Well, now is the time why knowing more about zinc and a Zinc Ionophore compound may just save a life, especially someone with COVID-19. Zinc, selenium, vitamin D, and Zinc Ionophore supplementation via dietary supplements and/or food sources (oyster, liverβ¦), sunshine (UVB) exposure are more important than ever to have dialed-in. Cellular health, especially the lung, and proper immune function are all dependant on adequate zinc levels, in one way or another.
Low zinc status whether caused by the virus (inflammation and/or treatment), or as a preexisting condition, which is very common, may increase the susceptibility to develop symptoms if exposed to COVID-19, increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms, as well as speed its progression leading to death.
Going on a ventilator is the fastest route to death for anyone with the virus and ANY preexisting condition, such as but not limited to diabetes, obesity, sickle cell anemia, heart disease, renal disease, kidney disease, low selenium, low vitamin D, low zinc, anemia, low hemoglobin, thalassemia, emphysema, smoking, elevated blood glucose, and elevated A1C.
Serum Zinc Is a Major Predictor of Anemia and Mediates the Effect of Selenium on Hemoglobin in School-Aged Children in a Nationally Representative Survey in New Zealand
Plasma zinc has been shown to be a strong predictor of hemoglobin, independent of iron status, in 2 previous studies (9, 10). Zinc may affect hemoglobin via several zinc-dependent enzyme systems involved in hemoglobin synthesis (11) and erythropoiesis stimulation (12).
Plasma selenium has also been positively associated with hemoglobin in studies among the elderly in the United Kingdom (13) and United States (14) and in children in Vietnam (15β17) and northeast Brazil (18). Possible mechanisms whereby low selenium status could potentially contribute to low hemoglobin concentrations include the role of selenium as a potent antioxidant in erythrocytes (19) and in the maintenance of optimal immune functionβand thus in the anemia of chronic inflammation (20). Low plasma selenium concentrations also have the potential to compromise zinc status (21, 22) and hence may have an indirect negative impact on hemoglobin by the mechanisms outlined previously.
A link between vitamin D deficiency and low hemoglobin concentrations or anemia in children is not as well characterized (23β25). Such a relation was first observed clinically in adults with end-stage heart failure, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease (pre-existing conditions that cause COVID-19 patients a higher level of morbidity). and then subsequently in otherwise healthy adults (26, 27). The mechanism is uncertain but maybe at least partly related to the interaction between calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxvitamin D3) and myeloid zinc finger-1, which is known to play a critical role in hematopoiesis and myeloid cell differentiation (28).
Functional role of intracellular labile zinc in pulmonary endothelium
After iron, zinc is the most abundant essential trace metal. Intracellular zinc ([Zn](i)) is maintained across a wide range of cells and species in a tight quota (100 to 500 ΞΌM) by a dynamic process of transport, intracellular vesicular storage, and binding to a large number of proteins (estimated at 3-10% of human proteome). As such, zinc is an integral component of numerous metalloenzymes, structural proteins, and transcription factors. It is generally assumed that a vanishingly small component of [Zn](i,) referred to as free or labile zinc, and operationally defined as the pool sensitive to chelation and capable of detection by a variety of chemical and genetic sensors, participates in signal transduction pathways. Zinc deficiencies, per se, can arise from acquired (malnutrition, alcoholism) or genetic (mutations in molecules affecting zinc homeostasis, the informative and first example being acrodermatitis enteropathica) factors or as a component of various diseases (e.g., sickle cell disease, cystic fibrosis, sepsis). Hypozincemia has profound effects on developing humans, and all facets of physiological function (neuronal, endocrine, immunological) are affected, although considerably less is known regarding cardiovascular pathophysiology. In this review, we provide an update on current knowledge of molecular and cellular aspects of zinc homeostasis and then focus on implications of zinc signaling in pulmonary endothelium as it relates to programmed cell death, altered contractility, and septic and aseptic injury to this segment of the lung.
Several studies have demonstrated that zinc deficiency sensitizes the lung to acute injury. In particular, dietary restriction led to enhanced sensitivity to polymicrobial sepsis and hyperoxic lung injury (COVID-19 patients of ventilators = Hyperoxic Lung Injury) βExposure to high levels of oxygen (hyperoxia) is common in critically ill patients and can be associated with the development of acute lung injury (ALI). Prolonged exposure to hyperoxia results in the local generation of reactive oxygen species, which can lead to damage to viable tissue.β
Zinc Ionophore Activity of Quercetin and Epigallocatechin-gallate: From Hepa 1-6 Cells to a Liposome Model
Labile (free) zinc, a tiny fraction of total intracellular zinc that is loosely bound to proteins and easily interchangeable, modulates the activity of numerous signaling and metabolic pathways. Dietary plant polyphenols such as the flavonoids quercetin (QCT) and epigallocatechin-gallate (EGCG β green tea extract) act as antioxidants and as signaling molecules. Remarkably, the activities of numerous enzymes that are targeted by polyphenols are dependent on zinc. We have previously shown that these polyphenols chelate zinc cations and hypothesized that these flavonoids might be also acting as zinc ionophores, transporting zinc cations through the plasma membrane. To prove this hypothesis, herein, we have demonstrated the capacity of QCT and epigallocatechin-gallate to rapidly increase labile zinc in mouse hepatocarcinoma Hepa 1-6 cells as well as, for the first time, in liposomes. In order to confirm that the polyphenols transport zinc cations across the plasma membrane independently of plasma membrane zinc transporters, QCT, epigallocatechin-gallate, or clioquinol (CQ), alone and combined with zinc. Only the combinations of the chelators with zinc triggered a rapid increase of FluoZin-3 fluorescence within the liposomes, thus demonstrating the ionophore action of QCT, epigallocatechin-gallate, and CQ on lipid membrane systems. The ionophore activity of dietary polyphenols may underlay the raising of labile zinc levels triggered in cells by polyphenols and thus many of their biological actions.
There you have it. Zinc and supplementing with a Zinc Ionophore can be an important adjunct for oneβs health. Better life through natureβs chemistry.
Additional Reading:
NAC, Antioxidants Lessen Severity and Duration of H1N1 and Possibly COVID-19 Virus
FB Live Coronavirus Update 3-29-2020 β Baking Soda, Groundingβ¦
coronavirus (2019-nCoV) β how not to die from it.
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