In the 1990s, selenium was identified as a component of an enzyme that activates thyroid
hormone; since this discovery, the relevance of selenium to thyroid health has been widely …

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD) are examples of autoimmune thyroid
disease (AITD), the commonest autoimmune condition. Antibodies to thyroid peroxidase …

Brazil nuts are among the richest selenium food sources, and studies have considered this
Amazonian nut as an alternative for selenium supplementation. Besides selenium, Brazil …

Background: Selenium supplementation may decrease circulating thyroid autoantibodies in
patients with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT), but the available trials are heterogenous …

Genetic factors contribute for about 70% to 80% and environmental factors for about 20% to
30% to the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Relatives of AITD patients …

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element in human. Recent studies of Se
supplementation on the effect of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) have been reported, but the …

Metabolic pathways are now well recognized as important regulators of immune
differentiation and activation, and thus influence the development of autoimmune diseases …

Impaired levels of selenium (Se), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn) and
iodine (I) in the organism may adversely affect the thyroid endocrine system. These trace …

Background: Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in
iodine-sufficient areas. Selenium is an essential trace element required for thyroid hormone …

It is now assumed that proper functioning of the thyroid gland (TG), beside iodine, requires
also a number of elements, including selenium, iron, zinc, copper, and calcium. In many …