Selenium (Se) is an essential element to human health that can be obtained in nature
through several sources. In the human body, it is incorporated into selenocysteine, an amino …

Hypervalent aryliodoumiums are intensively investigated as arylating agents. They are
excellent surrogates to aryl halides, and moreover they exhibit better reactivity, which allows …

The world is currently facing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which places
great pressure on health care systems and workers, often presents with severe clinical …

Background The liver is a key regulator of systemic energy homeostasis and can sense and
respond to nutrient excess and deficiency through crosstalk with multiple tissues. Regulation …

This review answers the question of why selenium is such an important trace element in the
human diet. Daily dietary intake of selenium and its content in various food products is …

Cellular senescence is an irreversible state of cell cycle arrest occurring in response to
stressful stimuli, such as telomere attrition, DNA damage, reactive oxygen species, and …

The dual effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) on living organisms have become a hot
research topic in the biomedical field. Excessive ROS triggers oxidative imbalances in the …

The selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) is one of the main antioxidant mediators
in the human body. Its central function involves the reduction of complex hydroperoxides into …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD)(such as occlusion of the coronary arteries, hypertensive
heart diseases and strokes) are diseases that generate thousands of patients with a high …

Selenium (Se) is an element that has a pro-health effect on humans and animals. However,
both the deficiency of this element and its excess may prove harmful to the body depending …