Selenium
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- Mesenchymal stem cell cultures supplemented with selenium:
- increased messenger RNA expression of superoxide oxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) (Ebert et al., 2006).
- increased glutathione peroxide (GpX) (Ebert et al., 2006).
- decreased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels (Ebert et al., 2006).
- decreased cell damage (Ebert et al., 2006).
References: Stem Cells. 2006 May;24(5):1226-35. Selenium supplementation restores the antioxidative capacity and prevents cell damage in bone marrow stromal cells in vitro.Ebert R, Ulmer M, Zeck S, Meissner-Weigl J, Schneider D, Stopper H, Schupp N, Kassem M, Jakob F.
