Can a gluten-free diet be partly protective for COVID-19 infection?

MeSH terms

• Alveolar Epithelial Cells / drug effects
• Alveolar Epithelial Cells / metabolism
• Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
• Betacoronavirus / drug effects*
• Betacoronavirus / pathogenicity
• COVID-19
• Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
• Coronavirus Infections / diet therapy*
• Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
• Coronavirus Infections / virology
• Databases, Factual
• Diet, Gluten-Free*
• Enterocytes / drug effects
• Enterocytes / metabolism
• Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
• Glutens / administration & dosage*
• Host-Pathogen Interactions / drug effects
• Humans
• Nicotine / administration & dosage
• Pandemics / prevention & control*
• Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / genetics*
• Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / metabolism
• Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
• Pneumonia, Viral / diet therapy*
• Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
• Pneumonia, Viral / virology
• SARS-CoV-2
• Severity of Illness Index
• Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / genetics*
• Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus / metabolism
• Tobacco Smoking / metabolism