Supplementation of micronutrient selenium in metabolic diseases: its role as an antioxidant

N Wang, HY Tan, S Li, Y Xu, W Guo… - Oxidative medicine and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Selenium is an essential mineral naturally found in soil, water, and some of the food. As an
antioxidant, it is one of the necessary trace elements in human body and has been …

Biogenic selenium nanoparticles in biomedical sciences: properties, current trends, novel opportunities and emerging challenges in theranostic nanomedicine

MC Zambonino, EM Quizhpe, L Mouheb, A Rahman… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Selenium is an important dietary supplement and an essential trace element incorporated
into selenoproteins with growth-modulating properties and cytotoxic mechanisms of action …

Synergistic antibacterial activity and wound healing properties of selenium-chitosan-mupirocin nanohybrid system: an in vivo study on rat diabetic staphylococcus …

R Golmohammadi, S Najar-Peerayeh… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The current study aimed to formulate Selenium-Chitosan-Mupirocin (M-SeNPs-CCH)
complex. The nanohybrid system was prepared using chitosan-cetyltrimethylammonium …

[HTML][HTML] Selenium-layered nanoparticles serving for oral delivery of phytomedicines with hypoglycemic activity to synergistically potentiate the antidiabetic effect

W Deng, H Wang, B Wu, X Zhang - Acta pharmaceutica sinica B, 2019 - Elsevier
Diabetes mellitus (DM) remains a great challenge in treatment due to pathological
complexity. It has been proven that phytomedicines and natural medicines have prominent …

Effect of linoleic acid on cholesterol levels in a high-fat diet-induced hypercholesterolemia rat model

NA Azemi, AK Azemi, L Abu-Bakar, V Sevakumaran… - Metabolites, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide,
accounting for almost one-third of all deaths. The risk factors for developing this disease …

Selenium nanoparticles as versatile carriers for oral delivery of insulin: Insight into the synergic antidiabetic effect and mechanism

W Deng, Q Xie, H Wang, Z Ma, B Wu… - … , biology and medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Oral insulin delivery has been plagued by limited bioavailability. This work reports selenium
nanoparticles (SeNPs) for oral insulin delivery to overcome the absorption barrier. Insulin …

A novel polysaccharide isolated from mulberry fruits (Murus alba L.) and its selenide derivative: structural characterization and biological activities

C Chen, B Zhang, X Fu, RH Liu - Food & Function, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel polysaccharide (MFP3P) was isolated from Murus alba L. through the hot water
extraction method followed by chromatographic purification. The chemical structure of …

Supplementation with selenium nanoparticles alleviates diabetic nephropathy during pregnancy in the diabetic female rats

IM Alhazza, H Ebaid, MS Omar, I Hassan… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The bioactivity of nanoparticles has engendered a promise in scientific communities for
developing novel therapeutic strategies. This study investigated the protective effects of …

Potential benefits of selenium supplementation in reducing insulin resistance in patients with cardiometabolic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Ouyang, Y Cai, Y Song, Z Gao, R Bai, A Wang - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Selenium is a trace element that has been reported to be effective in regulating
glucose and lipid metabolism. However, there is conflicting evidence from different clinical …

Food chemistry of selenium and controversial roles of selenium in affecting blood cholesterol concentrations

M Zhao, T Luo, Z Zhao, H Rong, G Zhao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hypercholesterolemia, one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, is a
worldwide public health problem. Nutraceuticals and phytochemicals are attracting attention …