# Selenium in Biological Systems

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/selenium-in-biological-systems/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the role of selenium in human health, focusing on its importance as an essential nutrient, its involvement in selenoproteins and glutathione peroxidases, its impact on antioxidant mechanisms, cancer prevention, immunity, and its potential toxicity. The papers also cover selenium's role in nutrition, biofortification, and its diverse metabolic effects. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Nursing |
| OpenAlex ID | t11107 |
| Works | 104 |

## Topic papers all

Showing 15 of 104.

- [Several lines of antioxidant defense against oxidative stress: antioxidant enzymes, nanomaterials with multiple enzyme-mimicking activities, and low-molecular-weight antioxidants](https://scholariq.org/papers/several-lines-of-antioxidant-defense-against-oxidative-stress-antioxidant/)
- [Selenium for preventing cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-for-preventing-cancer/)
- [A Liver-Derived Secretory Protein, Selenoprotein P, Causes Insulin Resistance](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-liver-derived-secretory-protein-selenoprotein-p-causes-insulin-resistance/)
- [The Influence of Selenium Supplementation on Postpartum Thyroid Status in Pregnant Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-selenium-supplementation-on-postpartum-thyroid-status-in/)
- [Purification and properties of human erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase.](https://scholariq.org/papers/purification-and-properties-of-human-erythrocyte-glutathione-peroxidase/)
- [Selenium, selenoproteins and neurodegenerative diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-selenoproteins-and-neurodegenerative-diseases/)
- [Glutathione peroxidase 4: a new player in neurodegeneration?](https://scholariq.org/papers/glutathione-peroxidase-4-a-new-player-in-neurodegeneration/)
- [Effect of Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-sodium-selenite-administration-and-procalcitonin-guided-therapy-on/)
- [Environmental Selenium and Human Health: an Update](https://scholariq.org/papers/environmental-selenium-and-human-health-an-update/)
- [The neuroprotective effects of carvacrol on ischemia/reperfusion-induced hippocampal neuronal impairment by ferroptosis mitigation](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-neuroprotective-effects-of-carvacrol-on-ischemia-reperfusion-induced/)
- [Wilson's Disease in Children](https://scholariq.org/papers/wilson-s-disease-in-children/)
- [Small molecule selenium-containing compounds: Recent development and therapeutic applications](https://scholariq.org/papers/small-molecule-selenium-containing-compounds-recent-development-and-therapeutic/)
- [Selenium exposure and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-exposure-and-the-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta/)
- [Glutathione conjugation as a bioactivation reaction](https://scholariq.org/papers/glutathione-conjugation-as-a-bioactivation-reaction/)
- [Selenium Supplementation in the Treatment of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-supplementation-in-the-treatment-of-hashimoto-s-thyroiditis-a/)

## Topic primary papers

Showing 15 of 58.

- [Selenium for preventing cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-for-preventing-cancer/)
- [A Liver-Derived Secretory Protein, Selenoprotein P, Causes Insulin Resistance](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-liver-derived-secretory-protein-selenoprotein-p-causes-insulin-resistance/)
- [The Influence of Selenium Supplementation on Postpartum Thyroid Status in Pregnant Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Autoantibodies](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-influence-of-selenium-supplementation-on-postpartum-thyroid-status-in/)
- [Purification and properties of human erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase.](https://scholariq.org/papers/purification-and-properties-of-human-erythrocyte-glutathione-peroxidase/)
- [Selenium, selenoproteins and neurodegenerative diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-selenoproteins-and-neurodegenerative-diseases/)
- [Glutathione peroxidase 4: a new player in neurodegeneration?](https://scholariq.org/papers/glutathione-peroxidase-4-a-new-player-in-neurodegeneration/)
- [Effect of Sodium Selenite Administration and Procalcitonin-Guided Therapy on Mortality in Patients With Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock](https://scholariq.org/papers/effect-of-sodium-selenite-administration-and-procalcitonin-guided-therapy-on/)
- [Environmental Selenium and Human Health: an Update](https://scholariq.org/papers/environmental-selenium-and-human-health-an-update/)
- [Small molecule selenium-containing compounds: Recent development and therapeutic applications](https://scholariq.org/papers/small-molecule-selenium-containing-compounds-recent-development-and-therapeutic/)
- [Selenium exposure and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-exposure-and-the-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-a-systematic-review-and-meta/)
- [Selenium Supplementation in the Treatment of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-supplementation-in-the-treatment-of-hashimoto-s-thyroiditis-a/)
- [Selenium neurotoxicity in humans: Bridging laboratory and epidemiologic studies](https://scholariq.org/papers/selenium-neurotoxicity-in-humans-bridging-laboratory-and-epidemiologic-studies/)
- [Delineation of the molecular basis for selenium-induced growth arrest in human prostate cancer cells by oligonucleotide array.](https://scholariq.org/papers/delineation-of-the-molecular-basis-for-selenium-induced-growth-arrest-in-human/)
- [Role of Selenium in The Chemoprevention of Cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/role-of-selenium-in-the-chemoprevention-of-cancer/)
- [The suppression of prostate LNCaP cancer cells growth by Selenium nanoparticles through Akt/Mdm2/AR controlled apoptosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-suppression-of-prostate-lncap-cancer-cells-growth-by-selenium-nanoparticles/)

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