• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2010

본 연구는 젊은 여성인 여대생의 철 영양상태를 살펴보고, 체격과 체내 셀레늄 수준과의 관계를 평가하고자 하였다. 연구 대상자들의 평균 나이는 21.9세이며, 키, 체중 및 체질량지수는 각각 164 cm와 60.1 kg, $22.2\;kg/m^2$를 나타내었고, 체질량지수는 $17.9\;kg/m^2$에서 $35.9\;kg/m^2$까지의 다양한 수준의 체격 분포를 보였다. 본 연구 여대생들의 철결핍과 빈혈율은 각각 27.1%, 8.6%이지만, 철 결핍성 빈혈율은 1.4%에 불과하였다. 체질량지수에 따른 철 영양상태를 보면, 체질량지수가 가장 낮은 집단에서 혈청 페리틴 수준과 혈청 철 수준이 낮았지만, 체중 증가에 따라 유의적으로 증가하였다. 헤모글로빈 수준이나 적혈구 용적비는 체격에 따른 차이를 전혀 보이지 않았으며, 적혈구수는 저체중군에서 중체중군으로 체질량지수가 증가하였으나 고체중군에서 유의적으로 낮았다. 본 연구 대상자들의 평균 혈청 셀레늄 수준은 $12.0\;{\mu}g/dL$를 나타내었다. 혈청 셀레늄 수준에 따른 철 지표를 보면 혈청 페리틴 수준은 혈청 셀레늄 농도 증가에 따른 차이를 보이지 않지만, 혈청 철 수준과 혈액의 적혈구수, 적혈구 용적비는 평균 셀레늄 수준이 $9.6\;{\mu}g/dL$에서 혈청 셀레늄 $11.4\;{\mu}g/dL$으로 증가하는 경우 유의적으로 증가하여 낮은 셀레늄군에 비해 중셀레늄군 및 고셀레늄군에서 증가하였다. 혈청 페리틴 수준은 체질량지수에 의해 약 25.0%를 설명할 수 있으며, 적혈구수는 혈청 셀레늄 수준과 체지방율에 의해 변이의 26.2%를 설명할 수 있었다. 그러나 헤모글로빈이나 적혈구 용적비 등 다른 철 지표들은 쳬질량지수나 혈청 셀레늄 수준에 의해 설명이 되지 않았다. 결론적으로 본 연구는 체내 철 수준은 혈청 셀레늄수준, 체격인자 중 체질량지수 및 체지방율과 관련성을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.476-484
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• 1992

식이 셀레늄(Se)의 수준과 식이지방산의 조성이 조직(혈장,동맥,간)의 지질과산화 상태와 조직의 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향에 대해 연구하였다. Sprague Dawley종 수컷쥐들을 식이 Se 수준(0.005mg/kg diet, 0.5mg/kg diet)과 식이 지방산의 주요 급원(옥수수유, 어유)에 따라 4군으로 나누어 8주간 실험하였다. 식이에 함유된 vitamin E의 함량은 117IU정도이다. Se 영양상태의 지표인 glutathione peroxidase 활성도와 Se 수준은 Se이 결핍된 식이를 공급시키면 식이지방 종류에는 상관없이 낮게 나왔다. 어유공급은 간과 동맥의 MDA를 증가시키나 Se을 공급시킨 쥐의 간 MDA수준은 감소되었다. 어유를 공급시키면 혈장 총치질, 동맥 과 간의 인지질에서 20:5(n-3), 22:5(n-3), 22:6(n-3), 20:3(n-6) 수준은 증가하였으며 20:4(n-6)수준은 감소되었다. 비록 Se공급이 n-3 지방산 수준 [22:6(n-3)]을 증가시키나 어유공급 효과에 비하면 그 효과가 적었다. 본 실험결과에 의하면 vitamin E가 현재 권장되는 양보다 충분히 많게 공급되어도 Se이 지질과산화를 방지하는데 중요한 역활을 하고 있으므로 적절한 Se공급이 바람직하다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.430-440
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• 2022

셀레늄은 산화스트레스 방어 기능으로 인체의 면역기능 유지에 필수적 역할을 하고, 세포의 항산화기능, 면역기능, 갑상선호르몬 조절, 약물이나 중금속 위해에 대한 방어, 만성질환의 위험 감소에 필수 역할을 하는 미량무기질이다. 셀레늄 섭취의 부족은 암, 심혈관질환, 당뇨병, 신경질환, 골관절 및 근육괴사와 약화, 갑상선질환, 염증성 질환 등 다양한 만성적 질환의 위험을 높인다. 본 논문은 2020 한국인 영양소 섭취기준에서 셀레늄의 제정과 개정 근거 기준에 대해 설명하고, 셀레늄 데이터베이스의 현황과 향후 2025 한국인 영양소 섭취기준 설정을 위한 필요 연구에 대해 논의하였다. 셀레늄의 2020 한국인 영양소 섭취기준은 2015년에 이어 혈장 셀레노프로테인 P 수준이 최대가 되는 셀레늄의 평균필요량을 지표로 사용하였고, 중국인 대상의 보고치에 한국인의 기준체중과 변이계수를 적용하는 방법이 적용되었으며, 2015년에 비해 참고체중치의 변경에 따라 성별, 연령별 셀레늄 섭취기준에서 약간의 개정이 있었다. 향후 셀레늄 섭취기준 설정의 발전을 위해서는 1) 한국인 대상의 혈장 셀레노프로테인 P의 최대수준을 나타내는 셀레늄 섭취량을 파악하기 위한 셀레늄 중재연구가 필요하고, 2) 셀레늄 섭취량 판정의 정확성을 높이기 위한 영양평가 프로그램내 식품 셀레늄 데이터베이스의 검토와 식품의 셀레늄 함량 분석을 확대해야 하며, 3) 국민의 셀레늄 섭취와 체내 생물학적 지표와의 관계를 건강한 일반인뿐만 아니라 질환자 및 운동선수와 같은 특수 환경의 대상자들로 확대하는 연구가 요구된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.121-130
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• 1991

Research was conducted to determine the micromineral status of grazing cattle in three climatic regions of the province of South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Soil, forage, blood and liver samples were collected within the Western, Central and Eastern regions in February-March and August-September of 1987. Forages were deficient in copper, selenium and zinc. Serum copper was deficient in all regions but zinc was deficient more in the dry season. Liver copper was deficient in all regions and both seasons except in the central region in the rainy season. Based on the analyses, microminerals most likely deficient in both the rainy and dry seasons for each region were as follows: Western-copper, selenium and zinc; Central-manganese and copper; Eastern-selenium, copper and zinc. Some degree of molybdenum excess was found in the Eastern region.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.601-606
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• 1997

Mulberry heart disease was associated with vitamin E and selenium deficiency of pigs. Anatomical findings of this disease were hydropericadium, extensive patchy hemorrhage of epicardium, endocardium, and discoloration of dark red color of myocardium. In histological findings were characterized by acute myocardial degeneration, extensive hemorrhage, fibrinoid degeneration of arterioles, PAS positive material deposition of arterioles and capillary thrombosis. In affected herds, feed and serum tocopherol and selenium concentration were less than normal values.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.1135-1155
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• 2007

Selenium is considered to be one of the most controversial trace elements. On the one hand, it is toxic at high doses and there is a great body of information related to environmental issues of Se contamination. On the other hand, Se deficiency is a global problem related to an increased susceptibility to various diseases of animals and humans and decreased productive and reproductive performance of farm animals. Optimisation of Se nutrition of poultry and farm animals will result in increased efficiency of egg, meat and milk production and even more important, will improve quality. From the data presented in the review it is clear that the main lesson which we have to learn from nature is how to use organic selenium in animal and human diets. Selenium-enriched yeast (Sel-Plex) is the result of such a lesson and it is just a matter of time before animal nutrition moves completely from using ineffective sodium selenite to organic selenium. Other lessons from nature will follow. Recent advances in genomics and proteomics, in association with descriptions of new selenoproteins, will be a driving force in reconsidering old approaches related to Se nutrition. Probably 90% of all Se research has been conducted with sodium selenite and we now understand that the natural form of selenium is different. The main advances in Se status assessment and Se requirements were established based on the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), an enzyme which for many years was considered to be the main selenoprotein. Recently it was discovered that it is only one of at least 25 various selenoproteins. Se research and practical applications are developing quickly and they are very exciting and promising.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권13호
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• pp.5187-5194
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• 2014

Background: Numerous studies have suggested that selenium deficiency may be associated with an increased risk for several types of cancer, but few have focused on thyroid cancer. Materials and Methods: We examined the association between post-diagnostic fingernail selenium levels and differentiated thyroid cancer risk in a French Polynesian matched case-control study. Conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Results: The median selenium concentration among controls was $0.76{\mu}g/g$. Significantly, we found no association between fingernail selenium levels and thyroid cancer risk after conditioning on year of birth and sex and additionally adjusting for date of birth (highest versus lowest quartile: odds-ratio=1.12, 95% confidence interval: 0.66-1.90; p-trend=0.30). After additional adjustment for other covariates, this association remained non-significant (p-trend=0.60). When restricting the analysis to thyroid cancer of 10 mm or more, selenium in nails was non-significantly positively linked to thyroid cancer risk (p-trend=0.09). Although no significant interaction was evidenced between iodine in nails and selenium in nails effect (p=0.70), a non-significant (p-trend =0.10) positive association between selenium and thyroid cancer risk was seen in patients with less than 3 ppm of iodine in nails. The highest fingernail selenium concentration in French Polynesia was in the Marquises Islands ($M=0.87{\mu}g/g$) and in the Tuamotu-Gambier Archipelago ($M=0.86{\mu}g/g$). Conclusions: Our results do not support, among individuals with sufficient levels of selenium, that greater long-term exposure to selenium may reduce thyroid cancer risk. Because these findings are based on post-diagnostic measures, studies with prediagnostic selenium are needed for corroboration.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.730-746
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• 2015

Selenium plays an important role in boar nutrition via participating in selenoprotein synthesis. It seems likely that selenoproteins are central for antioxidant system regulation in the body. Se-dependent enzyme glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) is the most studied selenoprotein in swine production. However, roles of other selenoproteins in boar semen production and maintenance of semen quality also need to be studied. Boar semen is characterised by a high proportion of easily oxidized long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and requires an effective antioxidant defense. The requirement of swine for selenium varies depending on many environmental and other conditions and, in general, is considered to be 0.15 to 0.30 mg/kg feed. It seems likely that reproducing sows and boars are especially sensitive to Se deficiency, and meeting their requirements is an important challenge for pig nutritionists. In fact, in many countries there are legal limits as to how much Se may be included into the diet and this restricts flexibility in terms of addressing the Se needs of the developing and reproducing swine. The analysis of data of various boar trials with different Se sources indicates that in some cases when background Se levels were low, there were advantages of Se dietary supplementation. It is necessary to take into account that only an optimal Se status of animals is associated with the best antioxidant protection and could have positive effects on boar semen production and its quality. However, in many cases, background Se levels were not determined and therefore, it is difficult to judge if the basic diets were deficient in Se. It can also be suggested that, because of higher efficacy of assimilation from the diet, and possibilities of building Se reserves in the body, organic selenium in the form of selenomethionine (SeMet) provided by a range of products, including Se-Yeast and SeMet preparations is an important source of Se to better meet the needs of modern pig genotypes in commercial conditions of intensive pig production.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.319-326
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• 1997

Met과 Se의 공급수준이 흰쥐의 알코올대사 효소계에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자, Sprague-Dawley종의 웅성 흰쥐에게 Se 무첨가 및 정상공급식이 (0, 0.45mg/kg diet)에 Met(0, 3, 9g/kg diet)을 투여한 후 5주와 10주간 사육하여 간조직중의 알코올 대사효소와 항산화 방어 효소계 활성도를 관찰하였다. 알코올은 aldehyde dehydrogenase와 microsomal ethanol oxidizing system 활성도를 유의적으로 증가시켰으며, Met과 Se의 동시 결핍시 현저하게 감소하였고 Met과 Se의 동시 공급군의 경우 알코올 투여기간이 길수록 그 활성이 유의적으로 증가하였다. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 활성도는 알코올 투여로 감소하였으며 Met과 Se 동시 결핍군에서는 현저한 감소를 나타내었고, 사육기간이 길수록 그 활성이 유의적으로 감소되었다. Cytochrome P-450과 xanthine oxidase 활성도는 알코올 투여 시 유의적으로 증가되었는데 Se 결핍시 Met 결핍군과 과량공급군에서 그 증가가 현저하였으며, 5주 실험군에 비해 10주 실험군에서 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. Superoxide dismutase, catalase 및 glutathione S-transferase 활성도는 알코올 투여시 증가되었으며, superoxide dismutase와 catalase 활성도는 알코올 투여기간이 길수록 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. 알코올 투여시 glutathione peroxidas 활성도는 감소되었으며, Met 수준이 높을수록 증가하는 경향이었고, Met과 Se 동시 결핍시 현저하게 감소하였다. 이상의 결과에서 식이성 Met과 Se은 동물의 성장 및 정상적 대사유지에 필수적인 영양소로서 알코올 투여 시 Met과 Se 첨가에 따라 알코올대사 효소활성도와 항산화 방어효소 활성도의 변화를 유도할 수 있었다. 또한 식이 kg당 3g의 Met과 0.45mg의 Se 동시 공급시 원활한 알코올대사를 유도하여 알코올성 간손상을 가장 효율적으로 경감시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.435-444
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• 2003

In 1957, Schwarz and Foltz discovered that selenium (Se) was an essential trace mineral and nutritionists then started extensive studies to figure out the metabolic function of this element which has been called as toxic mineral. The discovery that glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) contained Se demonstrated a biochemical role for Se as an essential trace element. The major physiological function of Se containing GSH-Px is thought to maintain low levels of $H_2O_2$ and other hydroperoxides in the cell to prevent tissues from peroxidation damages. It is known that the GSH-Px activity is increased when animals were fed high dietary levels of Se. Chemical properties of Se have much in common with sulfur (S) therefore Se would follow the sulfur pathways in its metabolism in animal body. Two sources of Se are available for supplementation of Se in animal feed. Inorganic Se can also exist in selenide (-2), elemental (0), selenite (+4) and selenate (+6) oxidation state with other minerals. When sulfur in S containing amino acids is replaced by Se, organic Se can be made and named "eleno"prior to the name of S containing amino acid, i.e. selenomethionine. Selenium deficiency affects humans as well as animals and dysfunctions such as exudative diathesis, retained placenta, mastitis, liver necrosis, Keshan disease, numerous diseases and cancer. From several centuries ago, Se toxicity was recognized in various animal species and much of the current toxic Se levels has been established largely based upon the controlled toxicity studies used inorganic Se. Toxic effects of Se in animal result in reduced feed intake, growth retardation, ataxia, diarrhea, alopecia and sloughing of hooves. However, several experiments demonstrated that Se deficiencies or toxicities were varied by dietary Se levels and sources. Recent studies demonstrated that the incidence of colorectal and prostate cancer was reduced by approximately 50% when humans consumed 200 ${\mu}g$ of Se daily.