Comparison of the serum selenium content of healthy adults living in the Antwerp region (Belgium) with recent literature data

Serum Levels of Antioxidants (Zn, Cu, Se) in Healthy Volunteers Living in Tehran

“…Meat and fish contribute small amounts of this nutrient to the total intakes in our country. Table 4 summarizes the serum content of Zn, Cu, and Se from healthy subjects residing in different countries [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. The serum levels of these elements in the population of [37] ND no data Serum Levels of Zn, Cu, and Se in Tehran Tehran compared favorably with those reported in other countries.…”

Supra-physiological folic acid concentrations induce aberrant DNA methylation in normal human cells in vitro

“…16,32 For the investigation into the effects of dose and chemical form of selenium, WI-38 and FHC cells were cultured in EMEM (2.3 μM folic acid) and DMEM (9.1 μM folic acid) media (Sigma-Aldrich), respectively, with the addition of 2.5% dFBS and supplemented with sodium selenite, selenomethionine, selenium methylselenocysteine or methylselininic acid (SigmaAldrich) at 0, 0.5 or 2 μM, representing deficiency through to the upper normal range. 33 Culture media were changed twice per week and cells were grown until they reached approximately 70% confluence to avoid potential confluence-induced effects on DNA methylation as reported previously in reference 34. Cells were harvested and passaged following treatment with 0.5% trypsin, 0.5 mM EDTA solution (Sigma-Aldrich).…”

Plasma selenium levels in healthy blood bank donors in the central-eastern part of Belgium

“…Serum Se level data for the Antwerp region were published nearly 25 years ago [15] and more quite recently [16].…”

“…A Zeeman-effect background corrected graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (ETAAS) was used with an optimized preparation step for matrix modification [16].…”