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ArticleNutrients2021

Selenium, Copper, Zinc Concentrations and Cu/Zn, Cu/Se Molar Ratios in the Serum of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke in Northeastern Poland-A New Insight into Stroke Pathophysiology.

Anna Mirończuk, Katarzyna Kapica-Topczewska, Katarzyna Socha, Jolanta Soroczyńska, Jacek Jamiołkowski, Alina Kułakowska, Jan Kochanowicz

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Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Selenium supplementation provides potent neuroprotection following cerebral ischemia in mice.Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna MirończukDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9624-6299
Katarzyna Kapica-TopczewskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Katarzyna SochaDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5949-7061
Jolanta SoroczyńskaDepartment of Bromatology, Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Białystok, Mickiewicza 2D, 15-222 Białystok, Poland.
Jacek JamiołkowskiDepartment of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Alina KułakowskaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Jan KochanowiczDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of Bialystok, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 24a, 15-276 Białystok, Poland.
Medical University of Białystok · PL

Funding

Medical University of Bialystok (Poland) SUB/1/DN/20/001/1144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, trace elements (TEs) have gained considerable attention in the course of treatment and diagnosis of ischemic stroke. The purpose of the conducted research was to determine the trace mineral status (Se, Cu, Zn, Cu/Zn ratio, and Cu/Se ratio) in patients with acute ischemic stroke compared to the population of healthy people in the northeastern region of Poland. MATERIALS AND

methods141 patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and 69 healthy control subjects were examined. The serum concentrations of mineral components were assessed by the atomic absorption spectrometry method. Clinical parameters were updated based on medical records.

resultsThe serum Se and Zn concentrations were significantly decreased (

conclusionsDisturbed metal homeostasis is a significant contributor to AIS pathogenesis. Furthermore, marked disruption of the serum Cu/Zn and Cu/Se molar ratios could serve as a valuable indicator of AIS patients' nutritional status and oxidative stress levels.

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Acute DiseaseAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesCopperDeficiency DiseasesFemaleHumansIschemic StrokeMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusOxidative StressPolandSeleniumSpectrophotometry, AtomicCopperSeleniumTrace ElementsZincantioxidantscopperCu/Se molar ratioCu/Zn molar ratioischemic strokeseleniumtrace elementszinc

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