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SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Effects of different supplements on Hashimoto's thyroiditis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Bingcong Peng, Weiwei Wang, Qingling Gu, Ping Wang, Weiping Teng, Zhongyan Shan

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Synthesis in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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  11. An Enhanced Diagnostic Model for Incidental Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Using T2-Weighted and Diffusion-Weighted Imaging.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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Bingcong Peng *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Weiwei Wang *Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Qingling GuDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Ping WangDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Weiping TengDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhongyan ShanDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Institute of Endocrinology, National Health Commision of the People's Repiublic of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinicians often consider the use of dietary supplements to assist in lowering thyroid autoantibody titres in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Currently, different supplements differ in their ability to reduce autoantibody levels. The purpose of this article is to compare the ability of different supplements to lower autoantibody titres and restore TSH levels through a systematic literature review. We obtained information from the PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases, as well as the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). Selected studies included those using selenium, Vitamin D, Myo-inositol, and Myo-inositol in combination with selenium for the treatment of HT patients with euthyroidism. These data were combined using standardised mean differences (SMDs) and assessed using a random effects model. A total of 10 quantitative meta-analyses of case-control studies were selected for this meta-analysis. Compared to the placebo group, the use of selenium supplements was able to significantly reduce the levels of thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPOAb) (SMD: -2.44, 95% CI: -4.19, -0.69) and thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAb) (SMD: -2.76, 95% CI: -4.50, -1.02). During a 6-month treatment, the use of Myo-inositol, Vitamin D alone, and the combination of selenium, and Myo-inositol did not effectively reduce TPOAb (Myo-inositol: SMD:-1.94, 95% CI: -6.75, 2.87; Vitamin D: SMD: -2.54, 95% CI: -6.51,1.42; Se+Myo-inositol: SMD: -3.01, 95% CI: -8.96,2.93) or TgAb (Myo-inositol: SMD:-2.02, 95% CI: -6.52, 2.48; Vitamin D: SMD: -2.73, 95% CI: -6.44,0.98; Se+Myo-inositol: SMD: -3.64, 95% CI: -9.20,1.92) levels. Therefore, we recommend that patients with HT(Hashimoto's Thyroiditis) be given an appropriate amount of selenium as an auxiliary treatment during standard-of-care treatment.

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Dietary SupplementsHashimoto DiseaseSeleniumAutoantibodiesHumansInositolIodide PeroxidaseVitamin DAutoantibodiesInositolIodide PeroxidaseSeleniumVitamin DHashimoto’s thyroiditismeta-analysismyo-inositolseleniumvitamin D

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