Effect of total replacement of inorganic with organic sources of key trace minerals on performance and health of high producing dairy cows by P.H. Pomport, H.E. Warren, J. Taylor-Pickard

“…Three treatment groups, each containing 36 dairy cows, were assigned to one of three diets that varied only in mineral feed composition: (1) Inorganic (CON) Cu (1,042 mg/kg), Se (26 mg/kg) and Zn (4,200 mg/kg) as per normal industry inclusion levels; (2) Inorganic (INORG) Cu (-35%: 680 mg/kg), Se (-60%; 10 mg/kg) and Zn (-66%; 1,360 mg/kg) (based on the lower organic levels in diet 3); and (3) Organic (proteinates and selenium-enriched yeast) minerals (ORG) Cu, Se and Zn as per INORG levels. …”
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Distribution, Risk Assessment, and Quantitative Source Analysis of Soil Heavy Metals in a Typical Agricultural City of East-Central China by Wenyue Du, Peng Zeng, Shi Yu, Fan Liu, Ping’an Sun

“…Xingguo County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, is a typical agricultural area with selenium-rich soil, and the rice and navel oranges grown there have high nutritional value. …”
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Comparative drug release kinetics of Terminalia arjuna mediated SeNPs NanoGel and ZnONPs NanoGel – An in-vitro study by R. Vijayalakshmi, N. Ambalavanan, S. Rajeshkumar, Jaideep Mahendra, Uma Sudhakar, Devi Parameswari

“…Background: This study compared the drug release kinetics of Terminalia arjuna mediated selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) gel and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) gel for their potential in local drug delivery for chronic periodontitis. …”
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Effects of straw amendment on the bioavailability of selenite in soil and its mechanisms by Mingxing Qi, Dan Wang, Hui Zhai, Fei Zhou, Hao Wu, Wanchen Zhao, Rongxin Ren, Jingyi Shi, Dongli Liang

“…Dissolved organic matter (DOM) released by straw returning for decomposition interacts with selenium (Se) in soil, which affects the speciation distribution of Se and its bioavailability. …”
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Targeting transforming growth factor-β1 by methylseleninic acid/seleno-L-methionine in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential by Aseel O. Rataan, Yan Xu, Sean M. Geary, Yousef Zakharia, Eman S. Kamel, Youcef M. Rustum, Aliasger K. Salem

“…These findings suggest that selenium-mediated downregulation of TGF-β1, PD-L1, and VEGF could be a viable therapeutic strategy for ccRCC.…”
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International expert consensus on micronutrient supplement use during the early life course by Irene Cetin, Roland Devlieger, Erika Isolauri, Rima Obeid, Francesca Parisi, Stefan Pilz, Lenie van Rossem, Maternal Nutrition Delphi Study Group, Régine Steegers-Theunissen

“…For the periods of preconception, pregnancy and lactation, questions focused on the importance and strength of evidence for supplement use with the following micronutrients for low- and high-risk populations: folic acid, choline, iodine, magnesium, calcium, iron, selenium, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, D and K. …”
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The Regulatory Effect of Se-Cd Interaction on Tea Plants (<i>Camellia sinensis</i> (L.) O. Kuntze) Under Cadmium Stress by Yanyun Sun, Yueling Zhao, Hongyu Zhou, Faxing Li, Yuanyuan Wang, Xiao Du

“…We measured and analyzed the electrolyte permeability, proline content, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, antioxidant-related indicators, photosynthesis-related indicators, Cd content in various organs, and transmission electron microscopy images depicting the distribution of Cd and Se elements within different organs of tea plants under these treatments after 30 days of processing, studying the regulatory role of selenium on the resistance mechanism of tea plants (<i>Camellia sinensis</i>) under cadmium stress. …”
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Buffalo milk quality in southern Italy: trace elements & endocrine disruptors. A One Health analysis by Luigi Jacopo D’Auria

“…Potentially toxic elements such as chromium (< 0.141 mg/kg), cobalt (< 0.008 mg/kg), manganese (< 0.035 mg/kg), selenium (< 0.044 mg/kg), vanadium (< 0.016 mg/kg), zinc (<4.31 mg/kg) and strontium (< 0.947 mg/kg) have been found in milk at levels that do not constitute a health risk; furthermore their presence could be related to the geographical origin. …”
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Toxicological Characterization of Six Plants of the Beninese Pharmacopoeia Used in the Treatment of Salmonellosis by Boris Legba, Victorien Dougnon, Esther Deguenon, Jerrold Agbankpe, Maximin Senou, Alidah Aniambossou, Carène Gbaguidi, Kevin Sintondji, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Jacques Dougnon

“…The content of aluminum, chromium, cadmium, copper, iron, lead, zinc, arsenic, selenium, and manganese was measured in 10 mg of each extract by the inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICPOES) method. …”
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Multi-metal mixture exposure and cognitive function in urban older adults: The mediation effects of thyroid hormones by Zhuoqi Zhu, Juanhua Li, Yang Peng, Ning Qin, Jiemei Li, Ying Wei, Biwen Wang, Yunfei Liao, Huaicai Zeng, Lu Cheng, Han Li

“…The General Linear Model (GLM) showed negative correlations between MMSE scores and titanium (Ti), copper (Cu), rubidium (Rb), and molybdenum (Mo), and positive correlations with selenium (Se) and barium (Ba). Nonlinear inverse U-shaped associations between Mo, Rb, and MMSE scores were identified using Restricted Cubic Splines (RCS) and Bayesian Kernel Machine Regression (BKMR). …”
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Tracking the correlation of mineral intakes among family pairs over nine years: a longitudinal study by Farshad Teymoori, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Niloufar Saber, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Parisa Riahi, Hossein Farhadnejad, Hamid Ahmadirad, Asiyeh Sadat Zahedi, Sajedeh Masjoudi, Danial Habibi, Maryam Zarkesh, Mohammadreza Vafa, Parvin Mirmiran, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Among sister-sister pairs, the correlation of calcium and phosphorus decreased, however, the correlation of chromium, selenium, sodium, and potassium increased. Conclusion Our study revealed a decreasing trend in correlation or regression towards the mean over time for most minerals in family pairs.…”
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