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Dalto DB, Lapointe J, Matte JJ. Assessment of antioxidative and selenium status by seleno-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity in different blood fractions using a pig model: issues for clinical nutrition and research. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2017; 102:184-193. [PMID: 28304104 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Blood seleno-dependent glutathione peroxidase (SeGPX) activity is widely used as a metabolic indicator of systemic antioxidative status despite inconsistent responses in the literature. This study aimed to compare SeGPX activity profiles in different blood fractions, expressed with different reference units, and assess their impact on interpretation of results. Two studies on selenium (Se) metabolism in gilts, including long-term and peri-oestrus SeGPX activity profiles, were submitted to analysis of variance with double repeated measures, after data set standardization. Differences between studies were experimental period (three post-pubertal oestrus or five post-pubertal oestrus +30 days of gestation) and sample type (whole blood or blood plasma). No difference was observed between whole-blood long-term profiles (three oestrus) for SeGPX activity/mg haemoglobin (SeGPXhb) vs. SeGPX activity/ml whole blood (SeGPXwb; p = 0.29). No long-term difference was observed in whole blood between profiles according to dietary Se provision (basal and dietary Se-supplemented groups; p ≥ 0.12). Blood plasma long-term profiles (five oestrus + 30 days gestation) for SeGPX/mg blood plasma protein (SeGPXpro) were different from SeGPX/ml blood plasma (SeGPXpla) according or not to Se provision (p ≤ 0.007 and p < 0.001 respectively). However, regardless of Se provision (p ≥ 0.80), when excluding gestation from the model, blood plasma profiles were similar. During the peri-oestrus period (day -4 to +3), regardless of Se provision, SeGPX activity profiles differed according to reference units in both studies (p < 0.001). However, considering Se provision, similar profiles were observed in whole blood and blood plasma (p ≥ 0.27) for basal Se groups, whereas in Se-supplemented groups they differed for both sample types (p ≤ 0.02). In conclusion, reference units influence interpretation of SeGPX activity according to physiological state. During oxidative stress periods, this effect depends upon dietary Se provision.
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- D B Dalto
- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Sherbrooke Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Dalto DB, Matte JJ. Pyridoxine (Vitamin B₆) and the Glutathione Peroxidase System; a Link between One-Carbon Metabolism and Antioxidation. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9030189. [PMID: 28245568 PMCID: PMC5372852 DOI: 10.3390/nu9030189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2016] [Revised: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Vitamin B6 (B6) has a central role in the metabolism of amino acids, which includes important interactions with endogenous redox reactions through its effects on the glutathione peroxidase (GPX) system. In fact, B6-dependent enzymes catalyse most reactions of the transsulfuration pathway, driving homocysteine to cysteine and further into GPX proteins. Considering that mammals metabolize sulfur- and seleno-amino acids similarly, B6 plays an important role in the fate of sulfur-homocysteine and its seleno counterpart between transsulfuration and one-carbon metabolism, especially under oxidative stress conditions. This is particularly important in reproduction because ovarian metabolism may generate an excess of reactive oxygen species (ROS) during the peri-estrus period, which may impair ovulatory functions and early embryo development. Later in gestation, placentation raises embryo oxygen tension and may induce a higher expression of ROS markers and eventually embryo losses. Interestingly, the metabolic accumulation of ROS up-regulates the flow of one-carbon units to transsulfuration and down-regulates remethylation. However, in embryos, the transsulfuration pathway is not functional, making the understanding of the interplay between these two pathways particularly crucial. In this review, the importance of the maternal metabolic status of B6 for the flow of one-carbon units towards both maternal and embryonic GPX systems is discussed. Additionally, B6 effects on GPX activity and gene expression in dams, as well as embryo development, are presented in a pig model under different oxidative stress conditions.
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- Danyel Bueno Dalto
- Sherbrooke Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.
- Department of Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada.
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- Sherbrooke Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, QC J1M 0C8, Canada.
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Influence of high inorganic selenium and manganese diets for fattening pigs on oxidative stability and pork quality parameters. Animal 2017; 11:345-353. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731116001518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Therapeutic potential of quercetin against acrylamide induced toxicity in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2016; 86:705-714. [PMID: 28039850 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2016.12.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Acrylamide (AA) is found in foods containing carbohydrates and proteins, where it is formed during the heating process. It is classified as neurotoxic and probably carcinogenic to humans. The present investigation was aimed to determine the lethal Dose (LD50) of AA and to evaluate the protective effects of quercetin (QE) against AA induced adverse effects in rats. For the determination of LD50, AA was administered orally at four different doses (46.4mg/kg, 100mg/kg, 215mg/kg and 464mg/kg) to experimental animals for seven days. After 7days LD50 of AA was determined using graphical method of Miller and Tainter. Then AA was administered at 1/3rd dose of LD50 (38.27mgkg-1 body weight; p.o. for 10 days) followed by the therapy of QE (5, 10, 20 and 40mg kg-1 orally), for 3 consecutive days for the determination of protective effect of QE against AA. The estimated LD50 of AA was 114.81mg/kg with 95% confidence interval. Exposure to AA 1/3rd dose of LD50 for 10days induced neurotoxicity which was confirmed by decreased acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. AA substantially increased lipid peroxidation (LPO), decreased the level of reduced glutathione (GSH) and antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) in liver, kidney and brain. It also increased the activities of serum transaminases, urea, uric acid, creatinine, lipid profile, bilirubin in serum. Treatment with QE restored tissue and serological indices concomitantly towards normal levels. These results revealed that QE is able to significantly alleviate the toxicity induced by AA in rats.
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Liu B, Xiong P, Chen N, He J, Lin G, Xue Y, Li W, Yu D. Effects of Replacing of Inorganic Trace Minerals by Organically Bound Trace Minerals on Growth Performance, Tissue Mineral Status, and Fecal Mineral Excretion in Commercial Grower-Finisher Pigs. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 173:316-24. [PMID: 26920735 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-016-0658-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A total of 180 crossbred pigs (Duroc × Landrace × Large White; BW = 47.1 ± 4.8 kg) were used to investigate the effects of totally replacing inorganic trace minerals (ITMs) by organically bound trace minerals (OTMs) on growth performance, tissue mineral status, liver antioxidant enzyme activities, and fecal mineral excretion in grower-finisher pigs. A randomized complete block design with three treatments and six replicates (n = 10 pigs per pen) was used in this 69-day, 2-phase feeding trial. Experimental treatments were as follows: (1) a basal diet without trace mineral supplementation, (2) basal + ITMs (Fe, Mn, and Zn from sulfates, Cu oxychloride, and sodium selenite providing commercially recommended levels in China at 125, 22.5, 117.5, 30, and 0.3 mg/kg, respectively), and 3) basal + OTMs (Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu from Bioplex and Se as Sel-Plex (Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY) providing levels identical to ITMs). No significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in ADG, ADFI, or G:F among the treatments during the entire grower-finisher period. Supplementation with minerals, regardless of source, increased (P < 0.05) the Fe, Cu, and Se levels in the plasma; Fe and Zn levels in the liver; and Se levels in heart. Furthermore, compared with ITM group, the concentration of Zn and Se in the liver and heart, and Se in plasma and longissimus muscle were greater (P < 0.05) in OTM group. Hepatic Cu/Zn-SOD and ALP activities were increased (P < 0.05) when either ITMs or OTMs were supplemented. Pigs supplemented with OTMs displayed greater activities of Cu/Zn-SOD, ALP, and GSH-Px in the liver compared to pigs supplemented with ITMs. Dietary mineral supplementation to pig diets greatly increased (P < 0.05) fecal mineral (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Se) excretion in both grower and finisher phases. Fecal concentrations of Zn, Cu, and Se excretion were lower (P < 0.05) with OTMs supplementation than that in pigs fed diets containing ITMs. These results indicate that use of organic trace minerals, as well as no trace mineral supplementation, did not influence pig growth performance. Totally replacing ITMs by equivalent levels of OTMs could improve hepatic Cu/Zn-SOD, ALP, and GSH-Px activities and reduce fecal Mn, Cu, and Se excretion for grower-finisher pigs when supplemented at commercially recommended levels.
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- Bing Liu
- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
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- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
- Alltech Biological Products (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
- Alltech Biological Products (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
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- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Animal Science, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
- ALLTECH-ZJU Animal Nutrition and Feed Science Research Alliance, Hangzhou, China.
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Invernizzi G, Agazzi A, Ferroni M, Rebucci R, Fanelli A, Baldi A, Dell’Orto V, Savoini G. Effects of Inclusion of Selenium-Enriched Yeast in the Diet of Laying Hens on Performance, Eggshell Quality, and Selenium Tissue Deposition. ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE 2016. [DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2013.e1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Dalto DB, Roy M, Audet I, Palin MF, Guay F, Lapointe J, Matte JJ. Interaction between vitamin B6 and source of selenium on the response of the selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase system to oxidative stress induced by oestrus in pubertal pig. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2015; 32:21-9. [PMID: 26302908 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2015.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Revised: 04/29/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the interaction between vitamin B6 and selenium (Se) for the flow of Se towards the Se-dependent glutathione peroxidase (GPX) system in response to oxidative stress naturally induced by oestrus in a pubertal pig model. At first oestrus, forty-five gilts were randomly assigned to the experimental diets (n=9/group): basal diet (CONT); CONT+0.3mg/kg of Na-selenite (MSeB60); MSeB60+10mg/kg of HCl-B6 (MSeB610); CONT+0.3mg/kg of Se-enriched yeast (OSeB60); and OSeB60+10mg/kg of HCl-B6 (OSeB610). Blood samples were collected at each oestrus (long-term profiles), and daily from day -4 to +3 (slaughter) of the fourth oestrus (peri-oestrus profiles) after which liver, kidneys, and ovaries were collected. For long-term profiles, CONT had lower blood Se than Se-supplemented gilts (p<0.01) and OSe was higher than MSe (p<0.01). Lower erythrocyte pyridoxal-5-phosphate was found in B60 than B610 (p<0.01). No treatment effect was observed on GPX activity. For peri-oestrus profiles, treatment effects were similar to long-term profiles. Treatment effects on liver Se were similar to those for long-term blood Se profiles and OSe had higher renal Se concentrations than MSe gilts (p<0.01). Gene expressions of GPX1, GPX3, GPX4, and selenocysteine lyase in liver and kidney were greatest in OSeB610 gilts (p<0.05). These results suggest that dietary B6 modulate the metabolic pathway of OSe towards the GPX system during the peri-oestrus period in pubertal pigs.
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- Danyel Bueno Dalto
- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada; Department of Animal Science, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Paraná 86057-970, Brazil.
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- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada; Department of Animal Science, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada.
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- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada.
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- Department of Animal Science, Laval University, Quebec, Quebec G1V 0A6, Canada.
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- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada.
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- Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1M 0C8, Canada.
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Qin S, Huang B, Ma J, Wang X, Zhang J, Li L, Chen F. Effects of selenium-chitosan on blood selenium concentration, antioxidation status, and cellular and humoral immunity in mice. Biol Trace Elem Res 2015; 165:145-52. [PMID: 25634140 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0243-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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One hundred and eighty Kunming mice were allotted to three groups in a randomized complete block design, including two treatments and one control. Mice in group 1 were fed a basal diet as control, while mice in groups 2 and 3 were fed the basal diet supplemented with 0.2 mg/kg selenium as sodium selenite (SS) or selenium-chitosan (SC), respectively. On day 28 of the experiment, blood selenium concentration, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity, plasma superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and Con A-induced splenocyte proliferation were determined, and plasma interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) concentrations, splenic plaque-forming cell (PFC) responses, serum hemolysis level (HC50), and delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) responses were determined on day 15 of the experiment. The results showed that blood selenium concentration, GPx activity, splenic PFC response, and plasma IL-2 and IFN-γ concentrations in SC group were higher than those in the control and SS groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05), respectively. Plasma SOD activity, Serum hemolysis level, DTH responses, and Con A-induced splenocyte proliferation in SC group were higher than those in control (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). Plasma SOD activity, serum hemolysis level, DTH responses, and Con A-induced splenocyte proliferation in SC group were also higher than those in SS group, while there was no significant difference between SC and SS groups (P > 0.05). Plasma MDA content in SC group was lower than those in the control and SS groups (P < 0.01 or P < 0.05). It is concluded that SC supplement can increase blood selenium concentration, antioxidation status, and cellular and humoral immunity, and SC has better biological activity than SS in mice.
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- Shunyi Qin
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China
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Habibian M, Sadeghi G, Ghazi S, Moeini MM. Selenium as a feed supplement for heat-stressed poultry: a review. Biol Trace Elem Res 2015; 165:183-93. [PMID: 25721721 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-015-0275-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Heat stress is associated with compromised performance and productivity in poultry due to declines in feed intake, nutrient utilization, growth rate, egg production and quality, and feed efficiency. Emerging evidences have shown that acute heat exposure results in increased production of free radicals and causes oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA. Additionally, heat stress can influence immune response by changing the expression of cytokines and by making the immune cells more susceptible to oxidative stress. Selenium, as a part of specific selenoproteins, can help to maintain antioxidant defenses, thereby preventing damages to tissues. An optimum response with supplementation of selenium in diet has been found to improve feed intake, body weight gain, feed efficiency, egg production and quality, and antioxidant status in heat-stressed poultry. Selenium compounds are also known to improve immune responses by altering the production of certain cytokines secreted by cells of the immune system and by enhancing the resistance of the immune cells to oxidative stress. It was reported that selenium supplementation had inhibitory effects on tumor necrosis factor alpha levels in heat-stressed broiler chicks, but the details are not completely elucidated. In the present review, the effect of selenium on production performance, nutrient utilization, antioxidative status, and immune responses of heat-stressed poultry is summarized.
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- Mahmood Habibian
- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran,
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Oropeza-Moe M, Wisløff H, Bernhoft A. Selenium deficiency associated porcine and human cardiomyopathies. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2015; 31:148-56. [PMID: 25456335 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 08/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Selenium (Se) is a trace element playing an important role in animal and human physiological homeostasis. It is a key component in selenoproteins (SeP) exerting multiple actions on endocrine, immune, inflammatory and reproductive processes. The SeP family of glutathione peroxidases (GSH-Px) inactivates peroxides and thereby maintains physiological muscle function in humans and animals. Animals with high feed conversion efficiency and substantial muscle mass have shown susceptibility to Se deficiency related diseases since nutritional requirements of the organism may not be covered. Mulberry Heart Disease (MHD) in pigs is an important manifestation of Se deficiency often implicating acute heart failure and sudden death without prior clinical signs. Post-mortem findings include hemorrhagic and pale myocardial areas accompanied by fluid accumulation in the pericardial sac and pleural cavity. Challenges in MHD are emerging in various parts of the world. Se is of fundamental importance also to human health. In the 1930s the Se deficiency associated cardiomyopathy named Keshan Disease (KD) was described for the first time in China. Various manifestations, such as cardiogenic shock, enlarged heart, congestive heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias are common. Multifocal necrosis and fibrous replacement of myocardium are characteristic findings. Pathological findings in MD and KD show striking similarities.
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- Marianne Oropeza-Moe
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Biosciences, Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Kyrkjevegen 332-334, 4325 Sandnes, Norway.
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Department of Laboratory Services, Postbox 750 Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Veterinary Institute, Department of Health Surveillance, Postbox 750 Sentrum, NO-0106 Oslo, Norway
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Delezie E, Rovers M, Van der Aa A, Ruttens A, Wittocx S, Segers L. Comparing responses to different selenium sources and dosages in laying hens. Poult Sci 2014; 93:3083-90. [DOI: 10.3382/ps.2014-04301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Gomes DC, Souza SO, Juffo GD, Pavarini SP, Driemeier D. Intoxicação por selênio em suínos no Sul do Brasil. PESQUISA VETERINARIA BRASILEIRA 2014. [DOI: 10.1590/s0100-736x2014001200010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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São descritos dois surtos de intoxicação por selênio em suínos na região Sul do Brasil. Foram acometidos leitões em fase de creche, entre 27 e 22 dias, com mortalidade variando de 16% a 15,3% (Surto 1 e 2 respectivamente). Os suínos apresentaram poliomielomalacia simétrica focal e lesões de casco, que inicialmente eram caracterizadas por uma linha avermelhada na borda coronária que evoluía nos suínos sobreviventes para desprendimento do casco. Os sinais clínicos iniciaram após seis dias (Surto 1) e 30 horas (Surto 2) da introdução da ração com alto teor de selênio. O surgimento dos sinais foi abrupto, caracterizado por andar cambaleante, com evolução para paralisia dos membros pélvicos e posteriormente tetraparesia. Macroscopicamente observaram-se focos circulares amarelados com áreas deprimidas mais escuras, restritas ao corno ventral da substância cinzenta em intumescências cervical e lombar. Microscopicamente essas áreas corresponderam à malacia da substância cinzenta, caracterizada por microcavitações, perda neuronal, cromatólise, neuronofagia, infiltrado de células Gitter, microgliose, astrócitos de Alzheimer tipo II e proliferação de células endoteliais evidenciadas na imunohistoquímica (IHQ) para fator de von Willebrand. Ainda, no segundo surto, dois animais apresentaram vacuolização difusa do citoplasma de neurônios e em um suíno foram observados astrócitos gemistocíticos. Na IHQ para GFAP ficou evidenciada uma astrocitose e astrogliose. Além dessas alterações medulares, em dois suínos observou-se, polioencefalomalácia simétrica no tronco encefálico. Em amostras de ração, detectou-se 3,38ppm (Surto 1) e 154ppm (Surto 2) de Se/kg e em amostras de fígado foram encontradas dosagens superiores a 3,34ppm (variando de 3,34 até 10ppm). No Surto 2, após 44 dias da retirada da ração, foi realizada eutanásia de seis suínos para monitoramento de níveis hepáticos de selênio (dois suínos controles e quatro sobreviventes ao surto) e todos apresentaram níveis normais de selênio no fígado.
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Shi L, Zhao H, Ren Y, Yao X, Song R, Yue W. Effects of different levels of dietary selenium on the proliferation of spermatogonial stem cells and antioxidant status in testis of roosters. Anim Reprod Sci 2014; 149:266-72. [PMID: 25115807 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2013] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the different levels of dietary Se (from sodium selenite) on the proliferation of SSCs (spermatogonial stem cells) in testis of roosters. Also, the antioxidant status and Se content in blood plasma and testis were evaluated. A total of eighty 12-week-old Hy-Line Variety white roosters at an averaged body weight of 1.38 ± 0.2 kg were selected and randomly divided into four experimental groups. They were fed with the basal diet (0.044 mgSe/kg DM) supplemented with 0 (control), 0.5, 1.0 or 2.0 mgSe/kg DM (from sodium selenite). After the feeding experiment, blood and testis samples were collected for analysis of the antioxidant status and Se concentration. The testis samples were also used to examine the Thy-1 and β1-integrin mRNA expression by RT-PCR and detect the population of SSCs by immunofluorescence analysis. The results show that Se concentration in blood and testis of the animals was progressively increased with the increasing Se level in diet. The highest GSH-Px (glutathione peroxidase) activity and lowest MDA content in blood and testis was obtained in the treatment of 0.5mg/kg. RT-PCR analysis showed that mRNA expression of SSCs markers were significantly lower in the control and 1.0mg/kg groups when compared with that in the treatment of 0.5mg/kg. A similar trend was observed in the population of SSCs analyzed by immunofluorescence assay. These data suggest that dietary Se can influence the population of SSCs of roosters during spermatogenesis and that oxidative stress can modulate SSCs behavior through regulating some key factors during spermatogenesis.
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- Lei Shi
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China; Lab of Animal Reproductive biotechnology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China; Lab of Animal Reproductive biotechnology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China; Lab of Animal Reproductive biotechnology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu 030801, PR China
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Kawęcka M, Jacyno E, Matysiak B, Kołodziej-Skalska A, Pietruszka A. Effects of selenium and vitamin E supplementation on selenium distribution and meat quality of pigs. ACTA AGR SCAND A-AN 2014. [DOI: 10.1080/09064702.2014.922607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Vinceti M, Dennert G, Crespi CM, Zwahlen M, Brinkman M, Zeegers MPA, Horneber M, D'Amico R, Del Giovane C. Selenium for preventing cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014; 2014:CD005195. [PMID: 24683040 PMCID: PMC4441528 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005195.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND This review is an update of the first Cochrane publication on selenium for preventing cancer (Dennert 2011).Selenium is a metalloid with both nutritional and toxicological properties. Higher selenium exposure and selenium supplements have been suggested to protect against several types of cancers. OBJECTIVES Two research questions were addressed in this review: What is the evidence for:1. an aetiological relation between selenium exposure and cancer risk in humans? and2. the efficacy of selenium supplementation for cancer prevention in humans? SEARCH METHODS We conducted electronic searches of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, 2013, Issue 1), MEDLINE (Ovid, 1966 to February 2013 week 1), EMBASE (1980 to 2013 week 6), CancerLit (February 2004) and CCMed (February 2011). As MEDLINE now includes the journals indexed in CancerLit, no further searches were conducted in this database after 2004. SELECTION CRITERIA We included prospective observational studies (cohort studies including sub-cohort controlled studies and nested case-control studies) and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with healthy adult participants (18 years of age and older). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS For observational studies, we conducted random effects meta-analyses when five or more studies were retrieved for a specific outcome. For RCTs, we performed random effects meta-analyses when two or more studies were available. The risk of bias in observational studies was assessed using forms adapted from the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale for cohort and case-control studies; the criteria specified in the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions were used to evaluate the risk of bias in RCTs. MAIN RESULTS We included 55 prospective observational studies (including more than 1,100,000 participants) and eight RCTs (with a total of 44,743 participants). For the observational studies, we found lower cancer incidence (summary odds ratio (OR) 0.69, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53 to 0.91, N = 8) and cancer mortality (OR 0.60, 95% CI 0.39 to 0.93, N = 6) associated with higher selenium exposure. Gender-specific subgroup analysis provided no clear evidence of different effects in men and women (P value 0.47), although cancer incidence was lower in men (OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.05, N = 6) than in women (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.45 to 1.77, N = 2). The most pronounced decreases in risk of site-specific cancers were seen for stomach, bladder and prostate cancers. However, these findings have limitations due to study design, quality and heterogeneity that complicate interpretation of the summary statistics. Some studies suggested that genetic factors may modify the relation between selenium and cancer risk-a hypothesis that deserves further investigation.In RCTs, we found no clear evidence that selenium supplementation reduced the risk of any cancer (risk ratio (RR) 0.90, 95% CI 0.70 to 1.17, two studies, N = 4765) or cancer-related mortality (RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.49 to 1.32, two studies, N = 18,698), and this finding was confirmed when the analysis was restricted to studies with low risk of bias. The effect on prostate cancer was imprecise (RR 0.90, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.14, four studies, N = 19,110), and when the analysis was limited to trials with low risk of bias, the interventions showed no effect (RR 1.02, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.14, three studies, N = 18,183). The risk of non-melanoma skin cancer was increased (RR 1.44, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.17, three studies, N = 1900). Results of two trials-the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial (NPCT) and the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Trial (SELECT)-also raised concerns about possible increased risk of type 2 diabetes, alopecia and dermatitis due to selenium supplements. An early hypothesis generated by NPCT that individuals with the lowest blood selenium levels at baseline could reduce their risk of cancer, particularly of prostate cancer, by increasing selenium intake has not been confirmed by subsequent trials. As the RCT participants were overwhelmingly male (94%), gender differences could not be systematically assessed. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Although an inverse association between selenium exposure and the risk of some types of cancer was found in some observational studies, this cannot be taken as evidence of a causal relation, and these results should be interpreted with caution. These studies have many limitations, including issues with assessment of exposure to selenium and to its various chemical forms, heterogeneity, confounding and other biases. Conflicting results including inverse, null and direct associations have been reported for some cancer types.RCTs assessing the effects of selenium supplementation on cancer risk have yielded inconsistent results, although the most recent studies, characterised by a low risk of bias, found no beneficial effect on cancer risk, more specifically on risk of prostate cancer, as well as little evidence of any influence of baseline selenium status. Rather, some trials suggest harmful effects of selenium exposure. To date, no convincing evidence suggests that selenium supplements can prevent cancer in humans.
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- Marco Vinceti
- University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaDepartment of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health MedicineVia Campi 287ModenaItaly41125
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- University of Applied Sciences DortmundSocial Medicine and Public Health with Focus on Gender and Diversity, Department of Applied Social SciencesEmil‐Figge‐Str. 44DortmundGermanyD‐44227
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- University of California Los AngelesBiostatisticsFielding School of Public Health650 Charles Young Drive South, A2‐125 CHS, Box 95690090095‐6900USALos Angeles
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- University of BernInstitute of Social and Preventive MedicineFinkelhubelweg11BernSwitzerland3012
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- Cancer Council VictoriaCancer Epidemiology Centre615 St Kilda RdMelbourneAustralia3004
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- Paracelsus Medical University, Klinikum NurembergDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Oncology and HematologyProf.‐Ernst‐Nathan‐Str. 1NurembergGermanyD‐90419
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- University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaItalian Cochrane Centre, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health MedicineVia del Pozzo 71ModenaItaly41124
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- University of Modena and Reggio EmiliaItalian Cochrane Centre, Department of Diagnostic, Clinical and Public Health MedicineVia del Pozzo 71ModenaItaly41124
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Rigby MC, Lemly AD, Gerads R. Fish toxicity testing with selenomethionine spiked feed--what's the real question being asked? ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2014; 16:511-517. [PMID: 24473081 DOI: 10.1039/c3em00612c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The US Environmental Protection Agency and several U.S. states and Canadian provinces are currently developing national water quality criteria for selenium that are based in part on toxicity tests performed by feeding freshwater fish a selenomethionine-spiked diet. Using only selenomethionine to examine the toxicity of selenium is based in part on the limitations of the analytical chemistry methods commonly used in the 1990s and 2000s to speciate selenium in freshwater biota. While these methods provided a good starting point, recent improvements in analytical chemistry methodology have demonstrated that selenium speciation in biota is far more complex than originally thought. Here, we review the recent literature that suggests that there are numerous additional selenium species present in freshwater food chains and that the toxicities of these other selenium species, both individually and in combination, have not been evaluated in freshwater fishes. Evidence from studies on birds and mammals suggests that the other selenium forms differ in their metabolic pathways and toxicity from selenomethionine. Therefore, we conclude that toxicity testing using selenomethionine-spiked feed is only partly addressing the question "what is the toxicity of selenium to freshwater fishes?" and that using the results of these experiments to derive freshwater quality criteria may lead to biased water quality criteria. We also discuss additional studies that are needed in order to derive a more ecologically relevant freshwater quality criterion for selenium.
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- Mark C Rigby
- Parsons, 10235 South Jordan Gateway, Suite 300, South Jordan, Utah 84095, USA.
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Jlali M, Briens M, Rouffineau F, Geraert PA, Mercier Y. Evaluation of the efficacy of 2-hydroxy-4-methylselenobutanoic acid on growth performance and tissue selenium retention in growing pigs1. J Anim Sci 2014; 92:182-8. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. Jlali
- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 15, Rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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Effects of dietary selenium supplementation on parasitemia, anemia and serum proteins of Trypanosoma brucei brucei infected rats. Exp Parasitol 2013; 135:331-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2013.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Harisa GI. Oxidative stress and paraoxonase activity in experimental selenosis: effects of betaine administration. Biol Trace Elem Res 2013; 152:258-66. [PMID: 23385851 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-013-9618-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The present study was undertaken on male rats to elucidate the selenosis induced by sodium selenite and the role played by betaine in alleviating selenium toxicity. Rats were treated with sodium selenite (6 mg/kg body weight/day) with or without betaine (240 mg/kg body weight/day). Selenotoxicosis was evident from the elevated plasma levels of total bilirubin, transaminases, and alkaline phosphatase activities. Moreover, the total protein levels decreased, and this decrease associated with a decreased albumin level, whereas the globulin level increased in selenium-intoxicated rats. The development of selenosis corresponded well with the induction of oxidative stress evident from decrease of total thiol level and glutathione content. Furthermore, activities of glutathione reductase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, catalase, and paraoxonase-1 were decreased in selenium-treated rats. In contrast, superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities were increased by excess selenium administration compared with control animals. As well, malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl were elevated in rats treated with selenium. Supplementation of betaine simultaneously with selenium caused less marked alteration in the investigated parameters. Betaine attenuated the selenotoxicosis by restoring thiol levels that preserve enzymatic antioxidants activity and attenuate the oxidation of lipids and proteins.
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- Gamaleldin I Harisa
- Kayyali Chair for Pharmaceutical Industry, Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Jlali M, Briens M, Rouffineau F, Mercerand F, Geraert PA, Mercier Y. Effect of 2-hydroxy-4-methylselenobutanoic acid as a dietary selenium supplement to improve the selenium concentration of table eggs1. J Anim Sci 2013; 91:1745-52. [DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- M. Jlali
- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, 15, Rue René Descartes, 67084 Strasbourg, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- INRA, UR83, Recherches Avicoles, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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- Adisseo France S.A.S., 10, Place du Général de Gaulle, 92160 Antony, France
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Vinceti M, Crespi CM, Bonvicini F, Malagoli C, Ferrante M, Marmiroli S, Stranges S. The need for a reassessment of the safe upper limit of selenium in drinking water. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 443:633-42. [PMID: 23220755 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 11/06/2012] [Accepted: 11/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Results of recent epidemiologic studies suggest the need to reassess the safe upper limit in drinking water of selenium, a metalloid with both toxicological and nutritional properties. Observational and experimental human studies on health effects of organic selenium compounds consumed through diet or supplements, and of inorganic selenium consumed through drinking water, have shown that human toxicity may occur at much lower levels than previously surmised. Evidence indicates that the chemical form of selenium strongly influences its toxicity, and that its biological activity may differ in different species, emphasizing the importance of the few human studies on health effects of the specific selenium compounds found in drinking water. Epidemiologic studies that investigated the effects of selenate, an inorganic selenium species commonly found in drinking water, together with evidence of toxicity of inorganic selenium at low levels in from in vitro and animal studies, indicate that health risks may occur at exposures below the current European Union and World Health Organization upper limit and guideline of 10 and 40 μg/l, respectively, and suggest reduction to 1 μg/l in order to adequately protect human health. Although few drinking waters are currently known to have selenium concentrations exceeding this level, the public health importance of this issue should not be overlooked, and further epidemiologic research is critically needed in this area.
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- Marco Vinceti
- CREAGEN - Environmental, Genetic and Nutritional Epidemiology Research Center, Department of Diagnostic and Clinical Medicine and of Public Health, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.
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HwangBo S, Jo IH, Kim GW, Choi CW, Lee SH, Han OK, Park TI, Choi IB. Influences of Feeding Seleniferous Whole Crop Barley on Growth Performance, Blood and Carcass Characteristics, and Tissue Selenium Deposition in Finishing Barrows. Korean J Food Sci Anim Resour 2012. [DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2012.32.6.828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Hu C, Li Y, Xiong L, Zhang H, Song J, Xia M. Comparative effects of nano elemental selenium and sodium selenite on selenium retention in broiler chickens. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Davis TZ, Stegelmeier BL, Panter KE, Cook D, Gardner DR, Hall JO. Toxicokinetics and pathology of plant-associated acute selenium toxicosis in steers. J Vet Diagn Invest 2012; 24:319-27. [PMID: 22379047 DOI: 10.1177/1040638711435407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Sixteen of approximately 500 yearling steers died of acute selenium (Se) toxicosis after grazing on a Se-contaminated range for only a few days. Field studies and chemical analyses identified the predominant toxic plant as western aster (Symphyotrichum ascendens, previously Aster ascendens), which contained over 4,000 ppm Se (dry weight). Several dead animals that were necropsied had acute severe myocardial necrosis characterized by edema and myocyte swelling, with hypereosinophilia, clumping, and coagulation of myocardial proteins. Whole blood from 36 surviving steers was collected and analyzed, and 10 steers with elevated Se concentrations were selected for close monitoring and clinical evaluations. Each steer was weighed, and serum, blood, liver, skeletal muscle, and hair were regularly collected after removal from the Se-contaminated range. One animal that died 18 days after exposure was necropsied and exhibited severe multifocal myocardial fibrosis with extensive hepatic congestion, degeneration, and hemosiderosis. At 180 days postexposure, 2 of the 10 steers were euthanized, and tissue samples were collected. Both steers had rare, small fibrotic foci in their hearts. The Se elimination half-lives from serum, whole blood, liver, and muscle of the recovering steers were 40.5 ± 8.2, 115.6 ± 25.1, 38.2 ± 5.0, and 98.5 ± 19.1 days, respectively. The Se concentration in hair reached a peak of 11.5 ± 5.3 ppm at 22 days postexposure. The findings indicate that cattle are sensitive to acute Se toxicosis caused by ingestion of Se-accumulator plants, with myocardial necrosis as the primary lesion. Some poisoned animals may develop congestive heart failure weeks after the toxic exposure, and in the current study, Se was slowly excreted requiring a relatively long withdrawal time.
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- T Zane Davis
- ARS/USDA Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory, Logan, UT 84321, USA.
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Chagas PM, Bortolatto CF, Wilhelm EA, Nogueira CW. High doses of 2,2'-dithienyl diselenide cause systemic toxicity in rats: an in vitro and in vivo study. J Appl Toxicol 2011; 33:480-7. [PMID: 22180340 DOI: 10.1002/jat.1777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 10/21/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Organoselenium compounds have important pharmacological properties. However, these compounds can cause toxicity, typically related to oxidation of endogenous thiols. The aim of this study was to investigate whether 2,2'-dithienyl diselenide (DTDS) has potential toxicity in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, sulfhydryl-containing enzyme activities, δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (δ-ALA-D) and Na(+) -K(+) -ATPase were used to predict DTDS toxicity in rat brain homogenate in vitro. In in vivo experiments, a DTDS administration (50 or 100 mg kg(-1) , p.o.) to rats was performed and toxicological parameters were determined. DTDS inhibited δ-ALA-D (IC50 2 µm) and Na(+) -K(+) -ATPase (IC50 17 µm) activities in vitro. The inhibitory effect of DTDS on δ-ALA-D and Na(+) -K(+) -ATPase activities was restored by dithiothreitol. DTDS (5-25 µm) elicited a thiol oxidase-like activity. In vivo, DTDS (50 and 100 mg kg(-1) ) caused systemic toxicity, evidenced by a decrease in water and food intakes and body weight gain, as well as the death of rats. DTDS at the dose of 100 mg kg(-1) increased plasma alanine and aspartate aminotransferase activities and decreased urea levels. At 50 and 100 mg kg(-1) , it increased lipid peroxidation levels. At the highest dose, DTDS inhibited δ-ALA-D activity. By contrast, Na(+) -K(+) -ATPase activity and antioxidant defense were not altered in the brains of rats exposed to DTDS. In conclusion, interaction with the cisteinyl residues seems to mediate the inhibitory effect of DTDS on sulfhydryl-containing enzymes in vitro. In addition, high oral doses of DTDS induce toxicity in rats.
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- Pietro Maria Chagas
- Laboratório de Síntese, Reatividade e Avaliação Farmacológica e Toxicológica de Organocalcogênios, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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Pan C, Zhao Y, Liao SF, Chen F, Qin S, Wu X, Zhou H, Huang K. Effect of selenium-enriched probiotics on laying performance, egg quality, egg selenium content, and egg glutathione peroxidase activity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:11424-11431. [PMID: 21942342 DOI: 10.1021/jf202014k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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A 35-day experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of selenium-enriched probiotics (SP) on laying performance, egg quality, egg selenium (Se) content, and egg glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activity. Five hundred 58-week-old Rohman laying hens were randomly allotted to 5 dietary treatments of 100 each. Each treatment had 5 replicates, and each replicate had 5 cages with 4 hens per cage. The SP was supplemented to a corn-soybean-meal basal diet at 3 different levels that supplied total Se at 0.2, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/kg. The basal diet served as a blank control, while the basal diet with supplemental probiotics served as a probiotics control. The results showed that dietary SP supplementation not only increased (p < 0.05) the rate of egg laying, day egg weight, mean egg weight, egg Se content, and egg GPX activity but also decreased (p < 0.05) the feed:egg ratio and egg cholesterol content. The egg Se content was gradually increased (p < 0.05) along with the increasing level of dietary Se. The SP supplementation also slowed down (p < 0.05) the drop of Haugh units (HU) of eggs stored at room temperature. The egg GPX activity had a positive correlation (p < 0.01) with egg Se content and a negative correlation (p < 0.01) with egg HU drop. These results suggested that Se contents, GPX activity, and HU of eggs were affected by the dietary Se level, whereas the egg-laying performance and egg cholesterol content were affected by the dietary probiotics. It was concluded that this SP is an effective feed additive that combines the organic Se benefit for hen and human health with the probiotics benefit for laying hen production performance. It was also suggested that the eggs from hens fed this SP can serve as a nutraceutical food with high Se and low cholesterol contents for both healthy people and patients with hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, or cardiovascular disease.
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- Cuiling Pan
- Institute of Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders in Domestic Animals and Fowls, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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Wu R, Zhan X, Wang Y, Zhang X, Wang M, Yuan D. Effect of different selemethionine forms and levels on performance of breeder hens and se distribution of tissue and egg inclusion. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 143:923-31. [PMID: 21053095 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8886-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A 2×2 factorial arrangement of treatments in randomized design was conducted to investigate the effect of different selenomethionine (SM) sources and levels on the productive performance of breeder hens and the Se distribution in the inclusion of eggs and serum and tissues of breeder hens and its offspring. A total of 480 Ling-Nan-Huang breeder hens, 48 weeks of age, were allocated to four treatments, each of which included three replicates of 40 hens. Pretreatment period was 2 weeks, and the experiment lasted 8 weeks. Two SM forms of DL-SM and L-SM were supplemented at 0.15 or 0.30 mg Se/kg into the basal diet. Results showed that the Se level of 0.15 mg/kg supplemented in the diet, compared to 0.30 mg/kg, significantly elevated the percentage of egg production (p<0.05), hatchability (p<0.01), and birthrate (p<0.01), whereas the Se level of 0.30 mg/kg led to a higher Se content in egg contents, serum, and all tissues (p<0.01). In addition, the form of DL-SM showed a significant increase in Se content of egg inclusion (p<0.01), serum (p<0.01), and all tissues (p<0.01, except breeder hens' pancreas and its offspring's liver and breast muscle). The birthrate and yolk Se content were markedly influenced by the interaction between Se source and Se level (p<0.01). The above results suggested that DL-SM, compared to L-SM, had a similar equal effect on the performance of breeder hens, but DL-SM was superior to L-SM with respect to selenium distribution in egg inclusion, serum, and tissues.
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- Rujuan Wu
- Feed Science Institute, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, People's Republic of China
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Wang Y, Zhan X, Zhang X, Wu R, Yuan D. Comparison of different forms of dietary selenium supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, selenium deposition, and antioxidant property in broilers. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 143:261-73. [PMID: 20838922 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8839-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate the effects of different sources of dietary selenium (Se) supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, Se deposition, and antioxidant property in broilers. A total of 600 one-day-old Ross 308 broilers with an average body weight (BW) of 44.30 ± 0.49 g were randomly allotted to three treatments, each of which included five replicates of 40 birds. These three groups received the same basal diet containing 0.04 mg Se/kg, supplemented with 0.15 mg Se/kg from sodium selenite (SS) or from L-selenomethionine (L-Se-methionine (Met)) or from D-selenomethionine (D-Se-Met). The experiment lasted 42 days. Both Se source and time significantly influenced (p < 0.01) drip loss of breast muscle. Supplementation with L-Se-Met and D-Se-Met were more effective (p < 0.05) in decreasing drip loss than SS. Besides, the pH value of breast muscle was also significantly influenced (p < 0.05) by time. The SS-supplemented diet increased more (p < 0.05) liver, kidney, and pancreas glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities than the D-Se-Met-supplemented diet. In addition, L-Se-Met increased more (p < 0.01) liver and pancreas GSH-Px activities than D-Se-Met. The antioxidant status was greatly improved in broilers of L-Se-Met-treated group in comparison with the SS-treated group and was illuminated by the increased glutathione (GSH) concentration in serum, liver, and breast muscle (p < 0.05); superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in liver (p < 0.01); total antioxidant capability (T-AOC) in kidney, pancreas, and breast muscle (p < 0.05) and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration in kidney and breast muscle (p < 0.05) of broilers. Besides, supplementation with D-Se-Met was more effective (p < 0.01) in increasing serum GSH concentration and decreasing breast muscle MDA concentration than SS. L-Selenomethionine supplementation significantly increased GSH concentration in liver and breast muscle (p < 0.05); SOD activity in liver (p < 0.01); and T-AOC in liver, pancreas, and breast muscle (p < 0.05) of broilers, compared with broilers fed D-Se-Met diet. The addition of L-Se-Met and D-Se-Met increased (p < 0.01) Se concentration in serum and different organs studied of broilers in comparision with broilers fed SS diet. Therefore, dietary L-Se-Met and D-Se-Met supplementation could improve antioxidant capability and Se deposition in serum and tissues and reduce drip loss of breast muscle in broilers compared with SS. Besides, L-Se-Met is more effective than D-Se-Met in improving antioxidant status in broilers.
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- Yongxia Wang
- Feed Science Institute, College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, No 164, Qiutao North Road, Hangzhou 310029, People's Republic of China
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BACKGROUND Selenium is a trace element essential to humans. Higher selenium exposure and selenium supplements have been suggested to protect against several types of cancers. OBJECTIVES Two research questions were addressed in this review: What is the evidence for1. an aetiological relationship between selenium exposure and cancer risk in women and men?2. the efficacy of selenium supplementation for cancer prevention in women and men? SEARCH STRATEGY We searched electronic databases and bibliographies of reviews and included publications. SELECTION CRITERIA We included prospective observational studies to answer research question (a) and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to answer research question (b). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We conducted random effects meta-analyses of epidemiological data when five or more studies were retrieved for a specific outcome. We made a narrative summary of data from RCTs. MAIN RESULTS We included 49 prospective observational studies and six RCTs. In epidemiologic data, we found a reduced cancer incidence (summary odds ratio (OR) 0.69 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53 to 0.91) and mortality (OR 0.55, 95% CI 0.36 to 0.83) with higher selenium exposure. Cancer risk was more pronouncedly reduced in men (incidence: OR 0.66, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.05) than in women (incidence: OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.45 to 1.77). These findings have potential limitations due to study design, quality and heterogeneity of the data, which complicated the interpretation of the summary statistics.The RCTs found no protective efficacy of selenium yeast supplementation against non-melanoma skin cancer or L-selenomethionine supplementation against prostate cancer. Study results for the prevention of liver cancer with selenium supplements were inconsistent and studies had an unclear risk of bias. The results of the Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Trial (NPCT) and SELECT raised concerns about possible harmful effects of selenium supplements. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS No reliable conclusions can be drawn regarding a causal relationship between low selenium exposure and an increased risk of cancer. Despite evidence for an inverse association between selenium exposure and the risk of some types of cancer, these results should be interpreted with care due to the potential limiting factors of heterogeneity and influences of unknown biases, confounding and effect modification.The effect of selenium supplementation from RCTs yielded inconsistent results. To date, there is no convincing evidence that selenium supplements can prevent cancer in men, women or children.
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- Gabriele Dennert
- Institut für Transdisziplinäre Gesundheitsforschung, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Unit of Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health & Epidemiology, Birmingham, UK
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- Medizinische Klinik 5-Schwerpunkt Onkologie/Haematologie, Klinikum Nord, Nuernberg, Germany
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Helal MAM. Toxicological study of sodium selenite on fetal development and DNA fragmentation in liver cells of pregnant rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2011; 140:114-26. [PMID: 20387002 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-010-8682-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the effects of sodium selenite on fetal development and DNA in liver of rats. Pregnant rats were divided into three groups: control group, group treated orally with 5 µg Se/kg body wt. and group treated orally with 10 µg Se/kg body wt. Dams were treated orally with sodium selenite from day 7 to 19 of gestation. Sodium selenite treatment revealed decrease in maternal body weight, reduction in fetal weight, length and number of viable fetuses, increased number of resorbed fetuses and post-implantation loss at the two doses tested. Fetal skeleton showed signs of developmental delay in skull and limbs of the treated groups. Sodium selenite treatment revealed significant reduction of placental and liver weights in treated dams. Sodium selenite-induced oxidative stress in liver tissue of rats as evidenced by increase in lipid peroxidation and glutathione peroxidase activity, while catalase was significantly decreased. Also, increase in DNA fragmentation, marked reduction of hepatic DNA content, and many histopathological changes in the liver were recorded. The results demonstrated that treatment of pregnant rats with sodium selenite at the toxic dosages chosen showed maternal and fetal toxicity that may be concerned with hepatic oxidative stress accompanied with DNA fragmentation and depletion of total DNA content.
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- Mona A M Helal
- Department of Zoology, Girls College for Arts, Science and Education, Ain Shams University, 12 Asmaa Fahmey St., Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt.
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Li WH, Hsu FL, Liu JT, Liao VHC. The ameliorative and toxic effects of selenite on Caenorhabditis elegans. Food Chem Toxicol 2010; 49:812-9. [PMID: 21145367 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Revised: 09/30/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Selenium is an essential trace nutrient that has a narrow exposure window between its beneficial and detrimental effects. We investigated how selenium affected the development, fertility, and cholinergic signaling of the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. Our results showed that selenite supplementation at 0.01 and 0.05 μM accelerated development and increased the brood size, while the addition of 20 μM selenite retarded the developmental rate and decreased the brood size. We also showed that the 0.01 μM selenite-pretreated nematodes were more resistant to paralysis induced by an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, aldicarb, and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist, levamisole, compared to untreated worms. In contrast, 20 μM selenite-pretreated animals were more sensitive to aldicarb- and levamisole-induced paralysis compared to untreated worms. We measured the internal selenium in supplemented worms using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, and the data obtained suggested that selenite added to growth medium was taken up by the worms. Taken together, these results suggest that selenite exerts both ameliorative and toxic effects on C.elegans, depending on the amount. Our investigations here thus reinforce our understanding of the ameliorative and toxic effects of selenium on development, reproduction, and cholinergic signaling.
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- Wen-Hsuan Li
- Department of Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Morgan KL, Estevez AO, Mueller CL, Cacho-Valadez B, Miranda-Vizuete A, Szewczyk NJ, Estevez M. The glutaredoxin GLRX-21 functions to prevent selenium-induced oxidative stress in Caenorhabditis elegans. Toxicol Sci 2010; 118:530-43. [PMID: 20833709 PMCID: PMC2984526 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfq273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Selenium is an essential micronutrient that functions as an antioxidant. Yet, at higher concentrations, selenium is pro-oxidant and toxic. In extreme cases, exposures to excess selenium can lead to death or selenosis, a syndrome characterized by teeth, hair and nail loss, and nervous system alterations. Recent interest in selenium as an anti- tumorigenic agent has reemphasized the need to understand the mechanisms underlying the cellular consequences of increased selenium exposure. We show here, that in the nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans, selenium has a concentration range in which it functions as an antioxidant, but beyond this range it exhibits a dose- and time-dependent lethality. Oxidation-induced fluorescence emitted by the dye, carboxy-H(2)DCFDA, indicative of reactive oxygen species formation was significantly higher in animals after a brief exposure to 5mM sodium selenite. Longer-term exposures lead to a progressive selenium-induced motility impairment that could be partially prevented by coincident exposure to the cellular antioxidant-reduced glutathione. The C elegans glrx-21 gene belongs to the family of glutaredoxins (glutathione-dependent oxidoreductases) and the glrx-21(tm2921) allele is a null mutation that renders animals hypersensitive for the selenium-induced motility impairment, but not lethality. In addition, the lethality of animals with the tm2921 mutation exposed to selenium was unaffected by the addition of reduced glutathione, suggesting that GLRX-21 is required for glutathione to moderate this selenium-induced lethality. Our findings provide the first description of selenium-induced toxicity in C elegans and support its use as a model for elucidating the mechanisms of selenium toxicity.
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- Kathleen L. Morgan
- Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Research and Development (151U), University Drive C, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD-CSIC)
- Departmento de Fisiología, Anatomía y Biología Celular, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo (CABD-CSIC)
- Departmento de Fisiología, Anatomía y Biología Celular, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Neurology, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Research and Development (151U), University Drive C, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240
- Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
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Regulation of expression and activity of selenoenzymes by different forms and concentrations of selenium in primary cultured chicken hepatocytes. Br J Nutr 2010; 104:1605-12. [DOI: 10.1017/s0007114510002643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The expression and activity of selenoenzymes are regulated by Se. In the present study, the effects of different forms and concentrations of Se on the regulation of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and phospholipid hydroperoxide GPx (GPx4) and type I deiodinase (D1) mRNA levels in chicken hepatocytes were evaluated. Primary cultured chicken hepatocyte monolayers derived from male White Leghorn chickens (aged 30–40 d) were incubated for 24 h with 0 (control), 0·5, 1, 1·5, 2, 3, 4 or 5 μmol/l of Se supplied as dl-selenomethionine (Se-Met), κ-selenocarrageenan (Se-Car) or sodium selenite (Na2SeO3). Compared with the control, Se significantly increased GPx activity in all the hepatocytes, but the activity was not increased in the hepatocytes treated with 5 μmol/l of Na2SeO3, with maximal effects being observed at 2 μmol/l of Se-Met or Se-Car and at 1·5 μmol/l of Na2SeO3, respectively. Significant decreases in GPx4 mRNA levels were observed in all the hepatocytes treated with Se (v. control). The D1 mRNA levels were significantly increased in all the groups treated with Se (v. control), with maximal effects being observed at 1·5 μmol/l of Se-Met and at 0·5 μmol/l of Se-Car or Na2SeO3, respectively. Se-Met at doses of 1·5–5 μmol/l had a greater effect on D1 mRNA than Se-Car and Na2SeO3 at equivalent doses. After resulting in a maximal effect, higher Se supplementation led to a dose-dependent reduction in GPx activity and D1 mRNA levels in all the hepatocytes treated with Se. These results suggest that in chicken hepatocytes, the regulations of GPx and D1 by different forms and concentrations of Se vary.
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Shi L, Yue W, Zhang C, Ren Y, Zhu X, Wang Q, shi L, Lei F. Effects of maternal and dietary selenium (Se-enriched yeast) on oxidative status in testis and apoptosis of germ cells during spermatogenesis of their offspring in goats. Anim Reprod Sci 2010; 119:212-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2009] [Revised: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Li JG, Zhou JC, Zhao H, Lei XG, Xia XJ, Gao G, Wang KN. Enhanced water-holding capacity of meat was associated with increased Sepw1 gene expression in pigs fed selenium-enriched yeast. Meat Sci 2010; 87:95-100. [PMID: 20558011 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Revised: 02/07/2010] [Accepted: 05/16/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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To study the effect of selenium-enriched yeast (SeY) level on selenoprotein genes expression and the relation between gene expression and antioxidant status and meat quality, 30 selenium (Se)-depleted pigs (7-week old, 10.30±0.68 kg) were randomly divided into 3 groups and fed a basal diet plus 0, 0.3 and 3.0 mg Se/kg as SeY for 8 weeks. Results showed that dietary SeY supplementation improved the antioxidant status in muscle. The increased levels of SeY decreased (P<0.05) the drip loss and the concentration of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances in the muscle and meat. However, increased dietary SeY intake quadratically increased (P<0.01) the mRNA level of Sepw1 gene among the 12 selenoprotein genes examined in muscle. Statistical analysis showed drip loss was negatively correlated with the mRNA level of Sepw1 gene. These suggested that the enhanced water-holding capacity of meat was associated with the increased expression of Sepw1 gene.
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- Jun-Gang Li
- Key Laboratory for Animal Nutrition of Ministry of Education, Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, 625014, Ya'an, China
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Zhang W, Xiao S, Samaraweera H, Lee EJ, Ahn DU. Improving functional value of meat products. Meat Sci 2010; 86:15-31. [PMID: 20537806 DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 307] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2010] [Revised: 04/05/2010] [Accepted: 04/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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In recent years, much attention has been paid to develop meat and meat products with physiological functions to promote health conditions and prevent the risk of diseases. This review focuses on strategies to improve the functional value of meat and meat products. Value improvement can be realized by adding functional compounds including conjugated linoneleic acid, vitamin E, n3 fatty acids and selenium in animal diets to improve animal production, carcass composition and fresh meat quality. In addition, functional ingredients such as vegetable proteins, dietary fibers, herbs and spices, and lactic acid bacteria can be directly incorporated into meat products during processing to improve their functional value for consumers. Functional compounds, especially peptides, can also be generated from meat and meat products during processing such as fermentation, curing and aging, and enzymatic hydrolysis. This review further discusses the current status, consumer acceptance, and market for functional foods from the global viewpoints. Future prospects for functional meat and meat products are also discussed.
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- Wangang Zhang
- Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-3150, USA
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The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of a 21-day feeding of a diet with 1% inclusion of sodium humate (HNa) on the content of trace elements (copper, zinc, selenium, manganese, cobalt) in tissues of weaned piglets, their efficiency and biochemical indicators. Significantly lower content of manganese in livers (P < 0.01) and kidneys (P < 0.05) was detected in piglets fed the 1% HNa supplemented diet in comparison with control, non-treated animals. The concentrations of selenium in blood serum (P < 0.05) and muscular tissue (P < 0.01) were significantly lower in experimental animals. Significantly higher daily body weight gain was detected in experimental piglets compared to control animals (0.303 vs. 0.258 kg, P < 0.05) and the feed conversion rate was increased by 6.4% (1.60 vs. 1.71 kg). Increased concentrations of blood serum glucose, triacylglycerols (P < 0.01), calcium and iron (P < 0.05) were detected in experimental vs. control piglets. The results of the present study indicated that despite a positive effect, sodium humate caused a decrease in concentration of physiologically important manganese and selenium in the tissues.
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López A, Rijsselaere T, Van Soom A, Leroy JLMR, De Clercq JBP, Bols PEJ, Maes D. Effect of Organic Selenium in the Diet on Sperm Quality of Boars. Reprod Domest Anim 2009; 45:e297-305. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01560.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Karren BJ, Thorson JF, Cavinder CA, Hammer CJ, Coverdale JA. Effect of selenium supplementation and plane of nutrition on mares and their foals: selenium concentrations and glutathione peroxidase. J Anim Sci 2009; 88:991-7. [PMID: 19897622 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To investigate the maternal plane of nutrition and role of Se yeast on muscle Se concentration, plasma glutathione peroxidase (Gsh-Px) activity, and colostrum Se concentration in mares and their foals, 28 Quarter Horse mares (465 to 612 kg of BW, and 6 to 19 yr of age) were used in a study with a randomized complete block design. Mares were blocked by expected foaling date and randomly assigned to dietary treatments within blocks. Dietary treatments were arranged as a 2 x 2 factorial with 2 planes of nutrition, pasture or pasture + grain mix (fed at 0.75% of BW on an as-fed basis) and 2 concentrations of Se yeast supplementation (0 or 0.3 mg/kg of DMI), resulting in 4 treatments: pasture, pasture + grain mix, pasture + grain mix + Se, or pasture + Se. Mares fed diets of pasture and pasture + Se received approximately 100% of the calculated NRC (2007) DE requirements, whereas mares fed diets of pasture + grain mix and pasture + grain mix + Se received 120%. Selenium supplementation began 110 d before the estimated foaling date and treatments were terminated at parturition. Blood and muscle (biopsy) samples were collected on d 0 and then every 14 or 28 d, respectively, thereafter until parturition. Additionally, BW, BCS, and rump fat (RF) were recorded every 14 d. At parturition, colostrum, foal plasma, and foal muscle samples were collected and sampling continued every 14 d for plasma and every 28 d for muscle until d 56. Mare BW, BCS, and RF were affected by plane of nutrition (P <or= 0.02), but not by Se supplementation. Mares fed the grain mix had greater (P < 0.05) BW, BCS, and RF measurements throughout the experiment. Mare plasma, muscle, and colostrum Se concentrations were greater (P < 0.01) in mares fed Se. Mares fed the grain mix had greater plasma Se (P = 0.02) than mares on pasture alone. Mare and foal plasma Gsh-Px concentrations were not affected by treatment. Foal plasma and muscle Se concentrations were greater when dams were fed the supplemental grain mix (P = 0.04 and 0.02, respectively) and supplemental Se (P < 0.001). Results indicated that maternal plane of nutrition and Se supplementation affected mare and foal plasma, muscle, and colostrum Se concentrations, but not Gsh-Px activity.
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- B J Karren
- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station 77843, USA
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Allam AA, El-Ghareeb AW, Abdul-Hamid M, Bakery AE, Gad M, Sabri M. Effect of prenatal and perinatal acrylamide on the biochemical and morphological changes in liver of developing albino rat. Arch Toxicol 2009; 84:129-41. [PMID: 19862503 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-009-0475-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Acrylamide has been employed as an experimental probe to investigate biochemical and morphological changes in developing rat liver following toxin administration in pregnant rats. Non-anesthetized pregnant rats were given acrylamide by gastric intubation at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day. The pups were divided into three groups: Group A, mothers were treated with saline (control group); Group B, mothers were treated with acrylamide from day D7 of gestation till birth (prenatal intoxication); Group C, mothers were treated with acrylamide from D7 of gestation to D28 after birth (perinatal intoxication). Acrylamide-induced biochemical changes (in liver and serum) and morphological changes (in liver) were studied in control and acrylamide-treated developing pups. Prenatally and perinatally administered acrylamide significantly increased lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione and total thiol levels in liver. Significant inhibition of peroxidase and superoxide dismutase activities was observed in liver tissue. Total lipids including cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly increased in the serum. Acrylamide treatment increased serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities and inhibited alkaline phosphatase activity. Sodium and potassium concentrations were increased, but calcium, phosphorus and iron levels were significantly reduced in the serum. Acrylamide produced significant electrophoretic changes in serum proteins. The most noticeable change was splitting of beta-globulin into beta1- and beta2-globulins. Light microscopy showed acrylamide-induced fatty deposits, congested central vein, vacuolization and chromatolysis in hepatocytes. Ultrastructural studies revealed vacuolated cytoplasm, lipid droplets of variable size and mitochondria with damaged cristae and vacuolization. The nuclei in acrylamide-treated groups showed marked decrease in the staining of nuclear DNA.
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- Ahmed Aly Allam
- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt.
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Fisinin VI, Papazyan TT, Surai PF. Producing selenium-enriched eggs and meat to improve the selenium status of the general population. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2009; 29:18-28. [PMID: 19514900 DOI: 10.1080/07388550802658030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The role of selenium (Se) in human health and diseases has been discussed in detail in several recent reviews, with the main conclusion being that selenium deficiency is recognised as a global problem which urgently needs resolution. Since selenium content in plant-based food depends on its availability from soil, the level of this element in food and feeds varies among regions. In general, eggs and meat are considered to be good sources of selenium in human diet. When considering ways to improve human selenium intake, there are several potential options. These include direct supplementation, soil fertilisation and supplementation of food staples such as flour, and production of functional foods. Analysing recent publications related to functional food production, it is evident that selenium-enriched eggs can be used as an important delivery system of this trace mineral for humans. In particular, developments and commercialisation of organic forms of selenium have initiated a new era in the availability of selenium-enriched products. It has been shown that egg selenium content can easily be manipulated to give increased levels, especially when organic selenium is included in hens' diet at levels that provide 0.3-0.5 mg/kg selenium in the feed. As a result, technology for the production of eggs delivering approximately 50% (30-35 microg) of the human selenium RDA have been developed and successfully tested. Currently companies all over the world market selenium-enriched eggs including the UK, Ireland, Mexico, Columbia, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Turkey, Russia and the Ukraine. Prices for enriched eggs vary from country to country, typically being similar to free-range eggs. Selenium-enriched chicken, pork and beef can also be produced when using organic selenium in the diet of poultry and farm animals. The scientific, technological and other advantages and limitations of producing designer/modified eggs as functional foods are discussed in this review.
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Gad MA, Abd El-Twab SM. Selenium toxicosis assessment (in vivo and in vitro) and the protective role of vitamin B12 in male quail (Coturnix Coturnix). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2009; 27:7-16. [PMID: 21791391 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Revised: 06/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/07/2008] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The present study was undertaken to elucidate the toxicity induced by sodium selenite in male quail through in vivo and in vitro studies and the role played by vitamin B12 in alleviating selenium toxicity. Administration of selenite orally for 1 month induced hepatic oxidative damage. Selenite decreased body weight gain and increased relative liver weight. Selenite reduced hemoglobin and iron concentrations and elevated total bilirubin concentration. Serum transaminases and alkaline phosphatase activities were increased in selenium-intoxicated quails. Total protein concentration was decreased associated with the appearance of prealbumin fraction, an increased γ-globulin and a decreased α- and β-globulins. The highest level of selenium was found in liver followed by kidney, testis, faeces and blood. Supplementation of vitamin B12 orally for 1 month simultaneously with selenite caused less marked biological alteration in the investigated parameters. In vitro study using isolated quail hepatocytes incubated with sodium selenite showed a dose-dependent response for toxicity markers. These results suggest that selenosis can be reduced by vitamin B12 supplementation.
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- M A Gad
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suief University, Salah Salem Street, Beni-Suief 62514, Egypt
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Selenium‐enriched yeast as source for selenium added for nutritional purposes in foods for particular nutritional uses and foods (including food supplements) for the general population ‐ Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food. EFSA J 2008; 6:766. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Davis P, McDowell L, Wilkinson N, Buergelt C, Van Alstyne R, Weldon R, Marshall T, Matsuda-Fugisaki E. Comparative effects of various dietary levels of Se as sodium selenite or Se yeast on blood, wool, and tissue Se concentrations of wether sheep. Small Rumin Res 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mateo RD, Spallholz JE, Elder R, Yoon I, Kim SW. Efficacy of dietary selenium sources on growth and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs fed diets containing high endogenous selenium. J Anim Sci 2007; 85:1177-83. [PMID: 17264237 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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A study was conducted to determine the efficacy of organic (Se-yeast, SelenoSource AF, Diamond V Mills Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA) and inorganic sources of Se on growth performance, tissue Se accretion, and carcass characteristics of growing-finishing pigs fed diets with high endogenous Se content. A total of 180 pigs at 34.4 +/- 0.06 kg of BW were allotted to 1 of 5 dietary treatments: a negative control without added Se (NC); 3 treatment diets with 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 mg/kg of added Se from an organic source; and a diet with 0.3 mg/kg of added Se as sodium selenite. Each treatment had 6 pens, with 6 pigs per pen-replicate. Experimental diets were changed twice at 66.1 +/- 0.5 kg and 99.0 +/- 0.9 kg of BW, and were fed until the pigs reached market weight. Growth performance was measured at the end of each phase. Upon reaching 129.9 +/- 1.4 kg of BW, the pigs were transported to a local abattoir (Seaboard Foods, Guymon, OK), where carcass, loin, and liver samples were obtained. Hair and blood samples were obtained at the beginning and end of the study for Se analysis. Growth performance did not differ (P > 0.05) among treatments. Percent drip loss of the NC pigs was greater (2.41 vs. 1.75, P = 0.011) compared with pigs supplemented with Se. Pigs fed diets with added Se had greater Se concentrations in the liver (0.397 vs. 0.323 ppm, P = 0.015), loin (0.236 vs. 0.132 ppm, P < 0.001), serum (0.087 vs. 0.062 ppm, P = 0.047), and hair (0.377 vs. 0.247 ppm, P = 0.003) compared with the NC pigs. Percentage drip loss was linearly reduced [percent drip loss = 2.305 - (2.398 x Se), r2 = 0.29, P = 0.007] as dietary organic Se concentration increased. The Se concentration (ppm) in the liver [liver Se = 0.323 + (0.291 x Se), r2 = 0.33, P = 0.003], loin [loin Se = 0.122 + (0.511 x Se), r2 = 0.57, P < 0.001], serum [serum Se = 0.060 + (0.113 x Se), r2 = 0.33, P = 0.004] and hair [hair Se = 0.237 + (0.638 x Se), r2 = 0.56, P < 0.001] increased linearly as dietary organic Se concentration increased. Slope ratio analysis indicated that the relative bioavailability of organic Se for percent drip loss and loin and hair Se response was 306, 192, and 197% of that for inorganic Se, respectively. The results of the study show a potential advantage of organic Se supplementation in reducing drip loss even when the basal diet contains an endogenously high Se concentration of 0.181 ppm.
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- R D Mateo
- Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Casteignau A, Fontán A, Morillo A, Oliveros JA, Segalés J. Clinical, Pathological and Toxicological Findings of a Iatrogenic Selenium Toxicosis Case in Feeder Pigs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 53:323-6. [PMID: 16901278 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.2006.00830.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Histopathological and toxicological analyses confirmed a clinical diagnosis of selenium (Se) intoxication in pigs from a farm in Spain. After an initial episode of diarrhoea, animals presented both dermatological and neurological signs; the most obvious sign was a marked hind limb paresis. Cutaneous lesions consisted on diffuse alopecia, multifocal skin necrosis and coronary band necrosis of the hooves. Central nervous system lesions involved the cervical and lumbar intumescences of the spinal cord and consisted of a severe, bilateral symmetrical poliomyelomalacia of the ventral horns; pons and medulla oblongata also presented lesions of polioencephalomalacia. Analyses of feed and sera from clinically affected pigs revealed a marked increase in Se concentration. Clinical investigations indicated that a failure in Se dosage in feed was the cause of the toxicosis.
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- A Casteignau
- Unité Pédagogique d'Histologie et Anatomie Pathologique, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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Opinion of the Panel on additives and products or substances used in animal feed (FEEDAP) on the safety and efficacy of the product Sel‐Plex 2000 as a feed additive according to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. EFSA J 2006. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2006.348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Davis PA, McDowell LR, Wilkinson NS, Buergelt CD, Van Alstyne R, Weldon RN, Marshall TT. Tolerance of inorganic selenium by range-type ewes during gestation and lactation1,2,3. J Anim Sci 2006; 84:660-8. [PMID: 16478958 DOI: 10.2527/2006.843660x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objectives of this 72-wk study were to evaluate and compare the effects of 6 dietary levels of inorganic Se on serum, whole blood, wool, and tissue Se concentrations and to determine the maximum tolerable level of Se for mature ewes during lamb production. Forty-one, 4-yr-old, range-type ewes (57.4 +/- 5.7 kg) were used in a completely randomized design with 6 dietary treatments. Sodium selenite was added to a corn and soybean meal-based diet to provide 0.2 (control), 4, 8, 12, 16, or 20 mg of dietary Se/kg to ewes during lamb production. Serum Se and ewe BW were measured at 4-wk intervals; whole blood Se and wool Se were measured every 12 wk; and samples of brain, diaphragm, heart, hoof, kidney, liver, and psoas major were collected at the termination of the experiment. Dietary Se did not affect ewe BW during the study (P = 0.69), and there was no treatment x time interaction. Serum Se increased linearly as dietary Se level increased (P < 0.001) and responded cubically (P = 0.02) over time. Selenium in whole blood increased linearly (P < 0.001) as supplemental Se increased. Wool Se increased linearly (P < 0.001) as dietary Se increased, and the response over time was quadratic (P < 0.001). Brain, diaphragm, heart, and psoas major Se increased (P < 0.05) linearly as dietary Se increased, liver Se responded quadratically (P < 0.05), and hoof and kidney Se increased cubicically (P < 0.05) as supplemental Se increased. In general, serum, whole blood, and tissue Se concentrations of ewes receiving 12, 16, or 20 mg of dietary Se/kg were greater (P < 0.05) than those of controls and ewes receiving less dietary Se. Although they were elevated in ewes receiving increased dietary Se, at no time did serum, whole blood, or wool Se concentrations reach levels previously reported as toxic, nor were clinical signs of Se toxicosis observed. Histopathological evaluation of liver, kidney, diaphragm, heart, and psoas major did not reveal evidence of Se toxicosis in ewes at any dietary Se level. Ewes under our experimental conditions and during the stresses of production were able to tolerate up to 20 mg of dietary Se/kg as sodium selenite for 72 wk. These findings suggest that the maximum tolerable level of inorganic Se for sheep is much greater than 2 mg/kg as was suggested previously. Experiments of longer duration and utilizing greater dietary Se concentrations are necessary to clearly define the maximum tolerable level.
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- P A Davis
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611, USA
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Pearson W, Boermans HJ, Bettger WJ, McBride BW, Lindinger MI. Association of maximum voluntary dietary intake of freeze-dried garlic with Heinz body anemia in horses. Am J Vet Res 2005; 66:457-65. [PMID: 15822591 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2005.66.457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize hematologic and clinical consequences of chronic dietary consumption of freeze-dried garlic at maximum voluntary intake in horses. ANIMALS 4 healthy sex- and age-matched horses. PROCEDURE An initial garlic dose (0.05 g/kg, twice daily) was fed to 2 horses in a molasses carrier as part of their normal ration and was gradually increased to maximum voluntary intake (0.25 g/kg, twice daily) over 41 days. Dietary supplementation then continued for a total of 71 days. Two control horses were fed molasses with no garlic with their ration. Blood samples were collected weekly and analyzed for hematologic and biochemical changes, including the presence of Heinz bodies. Recovery of affected blood values was followed for 5 weeks after termination of dietary supplementation with garlic. RESULTS At a daily dose of > 0.2 g/kg, horses fed garlic developed hematologic and biochemical indications of Heinz body anemia, as characterized by increases in Heinz body score (HBS), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin, platelet count, and serum unconjugated and total bilirubin concentrations and decreases in RBC count, blood hemoglobin concentration, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, and serum haptoglobin concentration. Recovery from anemia was largely complete within 5 weeks after termination of dietary supplementation with garlic. Heinz body score and MCV remained high at the end of the 5-week recovery period. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Horses will voluntarily consume sufficient quantities of garlic to cause Heinz body anemia. The potential for garlic toxicosis exists when horses are chronically fed garlic. Further study is required to determine the safe dietary dose of garlic in horses.
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- Wendy Pearson
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 Canada
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