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ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2014

Features of selenium metabolism in humans living under the conditions of North European Russia.

Olga Parshukova, Natalya Potolitsyna, Vera Shadrina, Aleksei Chernykh, Evgeny Bojko

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Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. Role of Selenium Deficiency in Pediatrics with Acquired Hypothyroidism.International journal of preventive medicine · 2021
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  4. Biological monitoring of exposure and effects in workers employed in a selenium-processing plant.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2015
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Olga ParshukovaDepartment of Environmental and Social Human Physiology, Institute of Physiology, Komi Science Center of Ural Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Syktyvkar, Russia, olga-parshukova@mail.ru.
Natalya Potolitsyna
Vera Shadrina
Aleksei Chernykh
Evgeny Bojko
Russian Academy of Sciences · RUInstitute of Physiology, Komi Science Center · RU

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Abstract

purposeSelenium supplementation and its effects on Northerners have been little studied. The aim of our study was to assess the selenium levels of the inhabitants of North European Russia, the seasonal aspects of selenium supplementation, and the interrelationships between selenium levels and the levels of thyroid gland hormones.

methodsTo study the particular features of selenium metabolism in Northerners over the course of 1 year, 19 healthy male Caucasian volunteers (18-21 years old) were recruited for the present study. The subjects were military guards in a Northern European region of Russia (Syktyvkar, Russia, 62°N latitude) who spent 6-10-h outdoors daily. The study was conducted over a 12-month period. Selenium levels, glutathione peroxidase (GP) activity, as well as total triiodothyronine (T3), total thyroxin (T4), free thyroxin, free triiodothyronine, and thyrotropin (TSH) levels, were determined in the blood serum.

resultsThe study subjects showed low levels of plasma selenium throughout the year. We observed a noticeable decrease in plasma selenium levels during the period from May to August, with the lowest levels in July. Selenium levels in the military guards correlated with the levels of selenium-dependent GP enzyme activity throughout the year. Additionally, we demonstrated a significant correlation between selenium and pituitary-thyroid axis hormones (total T3, free T4, and TSH) in periods in which plasma selenium levels were lower than the established normal ranges.

conclusionOver the course of 1 year, low levels of plasma selenium affect GP activity and thyroid hormone levels in humans living in North European Russia.

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Military PersonnelSeasonsAdolescentDietary SupplementsGeography, MedicalGlutathione PeroxidaseHumansMaleResidence CharacteristicsRussiaSeleniumThyrotropinThyroxineTriiodothyronineYoung AdultGlutathione PeroxidaseSeleniumThyrotropinThyroxineTriiodothyronine

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