Selenium (Se) is an essential trace nutrient required for optimal human health. It has long
been suggested that selenium has anti-cancer properties. However, clinical trials have …

The essential trace element selenium, which is a crucial cofactor in the most important
endogenous antioxidative systems of the human body, is attracting more and more the …

Selenium is generally known as an antioxidant due to its presence in selenoproteins as
selenocysteine, but it is also toxic. The toxic effects of selenium are, however, strictly …

The essential trace element selenium, which is a crucial cofactor in the most important
endogenous antioxidative systems of the human body, is attracting more attention from both …

Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient that functions as “redox gatekeeper” and
homeostasis factor of normal and cancer cells. Epidemiology and experimental studies, in …

Selenium is an essential trace element for regulating immune functions through redox-
regulating activity of selenoproteins (eg glutathione peroxidase), protecting immune cells …

Background With cancer cells encompassing consistently higher production of reactive
oxygen species (ROS) and with an induced antioxidant defense to counteract the increased …

Selenium (Se) is an essential dietary component for all animals, including human beings,
that is regarded as a protective agent against cancer. Although the mode of its anticancer …

Supplementing chemotherapy and radiotherapy with selenium has been shown to have
benefits against various cancers. This approach has also been shown to alleviate the side …

The many biological and biomedical effects of selenium are relatively unknown outside the
selenium field. This fascinating element, initially described as a toxin, was subsequently …