Al inicio de la cuarentena, uno de mis planes era sobrellevarla fumando. Pero entendí que de enfermarme de coronavirus, sería contraproducente el hábito de la nicotina.
Al parecer hay una línea de investigación que indica que la nicotina podría tener efectos antiinflamatorios y evitar la "tormenta de citocinas" (citoquinas).
While no conclusions can yet be drawn, Konstantinos Farsalinos' prevailing hypothesis is essentially that nicotine has certain anti-inflammatory effects. The most severe COVID-19 symptoms seem to come from an overreaction of the body's immune system known as a "cytokine storm." During that storm, the immune system targets an infection, say in the lungs, and they can become inflamed, leading to difficulty breathing. Nicotine, Farsalinos reasons, might be able to at least lessen that intensity.