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Association of selenium status and blood glutathione concentrations in blacks and whites.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21462082     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Selenium deficiency has been linked with increased cancer risk and, in some studies, selenium supplementation was protective against certain cancers. Previous studies have suggested that selenium chemoprevention may involve reduced oxidative stress through enhanced glutathione (GSH). Our objectives were to examine the relationships between selenium and GSH in the blood and the modifying effects of race and sex in free-living adults and individuals supplemented with selenium. Plasma selenium concentrations and free and bound GSH concentrations and γ-glutamyl cysteine ligase (GCL) activity in the blood were measured in 336 healthy adults (161 Blacks, 175 Whites). Plasma selenium and blood GSH were also measured in 36 healthy men from our previously conducted placebo-controlled trial of selenium-enriched yeast (247 μg/day for 9 mo). In free-living adults, selenium concentrations were associated with increased blood GSH concentration and GCL activity (P < 0.05). Further, selenium was significantly higher in Whites than in Blacks (P < 0.01). After 9 mo of supplementation, plasma selenium increased 114% in Whites and 50% in Blacks (P < 0.05), and blood GSH increased 35% in Whites (P < 0.05) but was unchanged in Blacks. These results indicate a direct association between selenium and GSH in the blood of both free-living and selenium-supplemented individuals, with race being an important modifying factor.
Authors:
John P Richie; Joshua E Muscat; Irina Ellison; Ana Calcagnotto; Wayne Kleinman; Karam El-Bayoumy
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nutrition and cancer     Volume:  63     ISSN:  1532-7914     ISO Abbreviation:  Nutr Cancer     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-14     Completed Date:  2011-08-15     Revised Date:  2012-04-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7905040     Medline TA:  Nutr Cancer     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  367-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health Sciences, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA. jrichie@psu.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
African Continental Ancestry Group*
Analysis of Variance
Antioxidants / administration & dosage
Biological Availability
Biological Markers
Dietary Supplements
Double-Blind Method
European Continental Ancestry Group*
Female
Glutathione / blood*,  drug effects
Humans
Intervention Studies
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Oxidative Stress
Selenium / administration & dosage*,  blood*
Smoking
Young Adult
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K07 CA104231-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS; K07-CA104231/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P01 CA068384-08/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P01 CA070972-09/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P01 CA68384/CA/NCI NIH HHS; P01 CA70972/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA127729/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA127729-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS; R01 CA127729-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antioxidants; 0/Biological Markers; 70-18-8/Glutathione; 7782-49-2/Selenium

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