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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Effects and Impact of Selenium on Human Health, A Review.

Song Bai, Miaohe Zhang, Shouying Tang, Miao Li, Rong Wu, Suran Wan, Lijun Chen, Xian Wei, Shuang Feng

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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63citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Wound Healing Potential of Selenium and Nanoselenium.Biological trace element research · 2026
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3 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Song BaiGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.
Miaohe ZhangSchool of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China.
Shouying TangGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7340-1057
Miao LiGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.
Rong WuGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4946-8806
Suran WanGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.
Lijun ChenGuizhou Industry Polytechnic College, Guiyang 550008, China.
Xian WeiSchool of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China.
Shuang FengSchool of Chemical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang 550003, China.

Funding

Academic New Seedling Cultivation and Exploration and Innovation Project of Guizhou Institute of Technology No. GZLGXM-20Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College Faculty-level Research Project Grant No. 2023ZK10Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College Faculty-level Research Project Grant No. 2023ZK11Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College Science and Technology Innovation Team Project Grant No. 2023CXTD03High-Level Talent Initial Funding of Guizhou Industry Polytechnic College Grant No. 2023-RC-01High School Science and Technology Talent Support Project of Guizhou Province, China Grant No. Qian Jiao He KY Zi [2021]037Opening Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, the Ministry of Education, Guizhou University Grant No. Qian Jiao Ji [2022]433Science and Technology Planning Project of Guizhou Province Grant No. Qian Ke He Ji Chu ZK [2022] Zhong Dian 025Young Science and Technology Talents Development Program of Education Department of Gui-zhou Province Grant NO. Qian Jiao He KY Zi [2022]0-346 Hao
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element that is crucial for human health. As a key component of various enzymes and proteins, selenium primarily exerts its biological functions in the form of selenoproteins within the body. Currently, over 30 types of selenoproteins have been identified, with more than 20 of them containing selenocysteine residues. Among these, glutathione peroxidases (GPXs), thioredoxin reductases (TrxRs), and iodothyronine deiodinases (DIOs) have been widely studied. Selenium boasts numerous biological functions, including antioxidant properties, immune system enhancement, thyroid function regulation, anti-cancer effects, cardiovascular protection, reproductive capability improvement, and anti-inflammatory activity. Despite its critical importance to human health, the range between selenium's nutritional and toxic doses is very narrow. Insufficient daily selenium intake can lead to selenium deficiency, while excessive intake carries the risk of selenium toxicity. Therefore, selenium intake must be controlled within a relatively precise range. This article reviews the distribution and intake of selenium, as well as its absorption and metabolism mechanisms in the human body. It also explores the multiple biological functions and mechanisms of selenium in maintaining human health. The aim is to provide new insights and evidence for further elucidating the role of selenium and selenoproteins in health maintenance, as well as for future nutritional guidelines and public health policies.

Indexed as

SeleniumAnimalsAntioxidantsHumansSelenoproteinsAntioxidantsSeleniumSelenoproteinsglutathione peroxidaseshuman healthiodothyronine deiodinasesseleniumselenoproteomicsthioredoxin reductases

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PMID39795109
PMCPMC11721941

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