ReviewFree radical biology & medicine2013
Selenium and diabetes--evidence from animal studies.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 200 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Meta-analysis of Optimum Level of Dietary Nanoselenium on Performances, Blood Constituents, Antioxidant Activity, Carcass, and Giblet Weight of Broiler Chickens.Biological trace element research · 2024Pooled it
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- Association between Serum Selenium Level and the Presence of Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2019Pooled it
- Selenium exposure and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of epidemiology · 2018Pooled it
- Selenium for preventing cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Selenium supplementation and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Endocrine · 2014Pooled it
- Trace Element and Mineral Levels in Serum, Hair, and Urine of Obese Women in Relation to Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, and Insulin Resistance.Biomolecules · 2021Trial
- Selenium Supplementation for Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas and Risk of Associated Type 2 Diabetes.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2016Trial
- Trace Elements in the Pancreas: From Physiological Homeostasis to the Pathogenesis of Diabetes, Pancreatitis, and Cancer-A Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Serine Supplementation Attenuates High-Selenium-Induced Insulin Resistance via Feedback Inhibition of PHGDH in Mice.Biological trace element research · 2026Article
- Applications of Nano-Selenium in the Poultry Industry: An Overview.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Regulating effect of serum selenium on diabetic kidney disease related all-cause mortality: evidence from NHANES database.Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2025Article
- Diet in Knee Osteoarthritis-Myths and Facts.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Inhibitory Effects of NCT503 and Exogenous Serine on High-Selenium Induced Insulin Resistance in Mice.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Heat stress in poultry: the role of nutritional supplements in alleviating heat stress and enhancing gut health in poultry.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Review
- The synergetic effect of selenium or zinc oxide nanoparticles with chromium on mitigating thermal stress for sustainable production and improving antioxidant capacity and inflammatory cytokines of growing rabbits.Archives animal breeding · 2025Article
- Glucose Metabolism-Modifying Natural Materials for Potential Feed Additive Development.Pharmaceutics · 2024Review
- Assessing the Impacts of Different Levels of Nano-Selenium on Growth Performance, Serum Metabolites, and Gene Expression in Heat-Stressed Growing Quails.Veterinary sciences · 2024Article
- Immunomodulation through Nutrition Should Be a Key Trend in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Effects of Dietary Supplementations of Vitamin C, Organic Selenium, Betaine, and Pomegranate Peel on Alleviating the Effect of Heat Stress on Growing Rabbits.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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Abstract
Whereas selenium was found to act as an insulin mimic and to be antidiabetic in earlier studies, recent animal experiments and human trials have shown an unexpected risk of prolonged high Se intake in potentiating insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Elevating dietary Se intake (0.4 to 3.0mg/kg of diet) above the nutrient requirements, similar to overproduction of selenoproteins, led to insulin resistance and/or diabetes-like phenotypes in mice, rats, and pigs. Although its diabetogenic mechanism remains unclear, high Se intake elevated activity or production of selenoproteins including GPx1, MsrB1, SelS, and SelP. This upregulation diminished intracellular reactive oxygen species and then dysregulated key regulators of β cells and insulin synthesis and secretion, leading to chronic hyperinsulinemia. Overscavenging intracellular H2O2 also attenuated oxidative inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases and suppressed insulin signaling. High Se intake might affect expression and/or function of key regulators of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, and lipogenesis. Future research is needed to find out if certain forms of Se metabolites in addition to selenoproteins and if mechanisms other than intracellular redox control mediate the diabetogenic effects of high Se intake. Furthermore, a potential interactive role of high Se intake in the interphase of carcinogenesis and diabetogenesis should be explored to make optimal use of Se in human nutrition and health.
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