This review covers current knowledge of selenium in the dietary intake, its bioavailability,
metabolism, functions, biomarkers, supplementation and toxicity, as well as its relationship …

This review aims to illustrate the importance of selenium (Se) for maintenance of overall
health, especially for the thyroid, immunity, and homeostasis. Furthermore, it outlines the …

In humans, selenium was hypothesized to lower the risk of several chronic diseases, mainly
due to the antioxidant activity of selenium-containing proteins. Recent epidemiologic and …

Selenium is an essential trace element in humans and animals and its role in selenoprotein
and enzyme antioxidant activity is well documented. Food is the principal source of …

Mammalian thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) is a selenoprotein with three existing isoenzymes
(TrxR1, TrxR2, and TrxR3), which is found primarily intracellularly but also in extracellular …

Selenium is an essential trace element involved in many biological processes that are
mediated through, at least, 25 selenoproteins expressed in humans. Extensive study of …

Nutrients | Free Full-Text | Selenium-Enriched Foods Are More Effective at Increasing
Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Activity Compared with Selenomethionine: A Meta-Analysis Next …

Purpose Selenium and coenzyme Q10 have synergistic antioxidant functions. In a four-year
supplemental trial in elderly Swedes with a low selenium status, we found improved cardiac …

Epidemiologic and laboratory studies indicate that dietary selenium protects against prostate
cancer. Results from clinical trials suggest that selenium-enriched yeast (SY) but not …

Selenium (Se)-containing molecules exert antioxidant properties and modulate targets
associated with tumor growth, metastasis, angiogenesis, and drug resistance. Prevention …