selenium deficiency

selenium deficiency

Cardiology An absence of selenium in the diet, with ↑ binding of hepatic nucleoproteins to DNA regulatory sequences, and activation of transcription in response to oxidative stress; SD has been implicated in colon polyp formation, endemic cardomyopathy, Keshan disease–attributed to a defect in glutathione peroxidase activity, without which there is ↑ platelet aggregation due to impaired free radical salvage or in the catalytic function of type I deiodinizing thyroxine-activating enzyme. See Keshan disease.
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7,8) According to previous studies, zinc and selenium deficiency is common in cirrhosis and can affect nitrogen metabolism.
Regression of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease with Zinc and Selenium Co-supplementation after Disease Progression in Rats
It is also reported that selenium deficiency decreases resistance of the animal against various diseases (Huang and Yang, 2002).
Effect of Prepartum Vitamin E and Selenium on Antibody Transfer in Colostrum and Cattle Calves
Selenium deficiency has been associated with cognitive decline in the elderly (Akbaraly et al.
Early-Life Selenium Status and Cognitive Function at 5 and 10 Years of Age in Bangladeshi Children
The risk of selenium deficiency is lower for horses fed on industrial feeds, as these are supplemented with mineral additives.
THE EFFECT OF SELENIUM ON PROPER BODY FUNCTION IN HORSES
Effect of dietary selenium deficiency on the in vitro fertilizing ability of mice spermatozoa.
ROLE OF SELENIUM AND VITAMIN E IN LACTOSE BASED EXTENDER ON SEMEN CRYOPRESERVATION OF BUFFALO BULL (BUBALUS BUBALIS)
Selenium deficiency can cause a series of symptoms, such as cardiovascular disease, Kaschin-Beck disease and Keshan disease.
Differences in Selenium Uptake, Distribution and Expression of Selenium Metabolism Genes in Tomatoes
However, studies that have evaluated the prevalence of selenium deficiency among HIV-infected children are limited.
Serum selenium status of HIV-infected children on care and treatment in Enugu, Nigeria
However, the finding from the present study, that selenium supplementation increased glutathione peroxidase activity in patients with cirrhosis, appears to indicate that these patients had a mild functional selenium deficiency.
Selenium deficiency in patients with cirrhosis
8 In our study there was no patient with goitre but all patients suffered from selenium deficiency.
Selenium, copper, zinc, iron levels and mortality in patients with sepsis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in Western Black Sea Region, Turkey
Some years ago I tried a vegetarian diet and suffered with zinc and selenium deficiency.
Let me eat what keeps me healthy
Clinical syndromes of selenium deficiency include white muscle disease (nutritional muscular dystrophy) in ruminants (Ammerman and Miller 1975; Swecker, 1997), along with reduced appetite, growth, production and reproductive fertility, retained placenta, general unthriftiness and muscular weakness, increased susceptibility to mastitis (Blood and Radostits, 1989).
Chronic selenosis in dairy animal--a study of clinical observations and haematological profile
One of the main reasons why selenium deficiency is so damaging to heart muscle is because of the role selenium plays in protecting the heart against free radical damage, a leading risk factor for heart disease.
How to obtain optimal benefits from selenium

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