膳食来源中硒的生物利用率研究进展

介绍了硒元素对生物体的健康功效及不合理摄入硒对人体造成的危害,从硒在人体的吸收、转运角度解释了硒的生物利用率的含义,总结了硒在人体的吸收代谢情况、生物利用率的测定方法及当前研究现状、硒生物利用率的影响因素,初步得出补硒关键控制点,为提高硒的生物利用率提供理论依据。     

富硒酵母中硒赋态的研究

硒是人体必需的一种微量元素,参与合成硒代半胱氨酸、硒代甲硫氨酸以及多种硒代蛋白(酶),具有抗肿瘤、抗氧化、增强人体免疫等多种生物学活性,与人体的健康有着密切关系.硒以不同的形式存在于自然界中,大致可分为无机硒和有机硒两种,其生物活性与毒性也各有不同.富硒酵母作为补充硒元素的主要形式之一,具有生物利用度高、食用安全、毒性低等优点.研究富硒酵母中的硒的赋态,对合理摄取硒元素,促进人体健康具有重要意义,因此成为近年来研究的热点.     

几种开发的富硒野生植物研究进展

硒是人体必需的微量元素,与人体健康关系密切.野生植物是硒资源利用的重要途径.现今对植物富硒方面的研究主要还集中在传统栽培的粮食作物和经济作物,而野生植物资源在这方面的研究报道还较少.湖北恩施州硒资源丰富,本文对具有此地方特色的野生植物碎米荠、葛、板桥党参、显齿蛇葡萄、紫箕在含硒量、硒的存在形式、富集硒的特性、富硒技术及硒产品的药理保健作用等方面的研究概况进行了综述,并对研究前景进行了展望,以期为进一步的研究和相应富硒产品的开发提供参考信息.     

生物富硒对灵芝营养成分的影响

在人工栽培灵芝中,通过外施硒盐以生物转化法获得富硒灵芝,以不同含硒量的富硒灵芝子实体为试样,系统研究了灵芝生物富硒后对其主要营养成分多糖、蛋白质、氨基酸和矿物质等的影响。结果表明：硒可以明显提高灵芝中多糖、蛋白质以及氨基酸的含量,但并不改变灵芝蛋白质的分布和蛋白质中氨基酸的组成配比,而对矿质元素则有不同的影响,如富硒灵芝子实体中人体必需微量营养元素硒有极明显地增加,而铜和钼等人体必需微量元素的含量有一定量的增加,但铁、钙、锶等矿质元素的含量则有所下降。     

富硒产品中硒的形态分析及化学评分模式的建立

采用微波水解、HPLC-HG-AFS法测定了硒蛋白粉、硒蛋白片、肽粉、富硒原料等19种硒产品中的总硒、硒代氨基酸和亚硒酸根离子[Se(IV)],分析了硒代氨基酸、Se(IV)和其他形态硒占总硒的百分比及不同形态硒代氨基酸的组成比例。以此为依据,将硒产品分为硒蛋白型、单一硒代氨基酸型、其它形态硒型及有机无机硒混合型。根据DBS42/002-2014规定建立了富有机硒产品评分模式,其中18种为富有机硒产品;根据适硒地区母乳中硒代氨基酸的组成比例提出了硒代氨基酸的化学评分模式,评分结果显示13种以蛋白态硒为主的硒产品中硒代氨基酸的组成比例均与母乳相差甚远,不利于人体平衡吸收利用,其中10种SeMet含量远远超过人体所需,SeCys_2为限制硒代氨基酸。该评分模式的建立对硒产品的开发具有指导意义。     

原子荧光和电感耦合等离子体质谱法在硒形态分析中的应用

硒是人体必需的微量元素之一,具有抗肿瘤、防衰老、防辐射和增强机体免疫力等多种功能。近年来,随着人们生活水平的不断提高,各种各样的富硒产品及富硒保健品走进了我们的生活,硒的形态测定越来越受到人们广泛的关注。本文对目前主要检测硒形态的两种方法—原子荧光法(AFS)和电感耦合等离子质体谱法(ICP-MS)在食品、水果蔬菜、富硒保健品、生物样品等方面的应用进行了综述。     

植物硒生理及与重金属交互的研究进展

硒是一种重要的微量元素,在低浓度时对生物有益,但高浓度时呈现与重金属类似的毒性。植物作为人体硒摄入的主要来源,其硒代谢对于植物硒积累乃至人体硒营养水平十分重要。研究植物硒吸收、代谢和积累机理能指导富硒粮食的生产,是解决人体硒摄入不足/超量问题的有效途径。本文在阐述土壤硒含量、形态、生物有效性及分布的基础上,综述了植物对硒的吸收、代谢机理的研究进展,并讨论了农业生物强化以及遗传育种生物强化等两种硒生物强化的实践方法,以及利用硒生物强化缓解重金属毒性减少积累;最后,提出了植物硒代谢及硒生物强化研究的前沿问题,以期为改善人体硒营养水平提高人体健康状况提供理论和实践依据。     

土壤-植物体系中硒与重金属镉的相互作用

硒是人体重要的功能元素之一,近年来通过食物补硒成为研究热潮,富硒食品的安全问题备受关注。阐述了土壤中的硒与镉的存在形态及其转化的影响因素,并结合近年来的研究成果,介绍了硒与镉在植物体内的互作效应及其机理研究现状,以期为今后更深入开展硒与镉交互作用机制的研究提供参考,并为农作物富硒阻隔技术体系的建立提供科学依据。     

中国典型高硒区硒的环境地球化学研究进展

硒是人体和动物必需的微量元素,但其营养性的阈值范围较窄,已引起了不同领域研究者的广泛关注。综述了近20年来我国典型高硒区——湖北恩施富硒岩石与土壤中硒的分布与形态、硒的赋存状态、硒的迁移转化规律、硒的生物可利用性与人体健康风险、微生物与硒相互作用等硒的环境地球化学过程与循环规律,以及硒的同位素地球化学等方面的重要研究进展,并对硒的环境地球化学未来的研究方向进行了展望。     

富硒虫草的研究进展

虫草是传统名贵中药,具有抗癌、抗菌、调节免疫、降血脂、降血糖等广泛的药理作用;硒是人体必需的微量元素,具有抗癌、抗氧化、抗衰老等多种生理功能,与许多种疾病密切相关。利用虫草菌将无机硒转化为有机硒,实现虫草与硒的有机结合,研究功能更好的富硒虫草,无论作为药用、保健品还是补硒食品都具有很重要的现实意义。本文综述二十余年来富硒虫草的研究状况。     

Selenium-Enriched Probiotics Improves Murine Male Fertility Compromised by High Fat Diet

A total of 75 male mice were allotted to five groups of 15 each in a completely randomized experimental design to study the effects of probiotics, inorganic selenium, and selenium-enriched probiotics on male fertility in hyperlipidemic status. The mice in group 1 were fed a normal basal diet and served as negative control. The mice in group 2 were fed a high fat diet and served as positive control. The mice in groups 3, 4, and 5 were fed the high fat diet supplemented with probiotics, inorganic selenium, and selenium-enriched probiotics, respectively. The high fat diet was composed of 15% lard, 1% cholesterol, 0.3% cholic acid, and 83.7% basal diet. Over 90% of the selenium in the selenium-enriched probiotics was present in forms of organic selenium. After the mice were fed these diets for 75 days, serumal total cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, and testosterone levels, plus sperm index (count, motility and abnormalities), penis length, and weight and histopathology of testes were measured. The results showed that in the mice fed the high fat diet were significant (P < 0.01) elevations of serumal total cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoprotein, and decreases of high density lipoprotein. The high fat diet caused a decline in serumal testosterone level, reduced semen quality, and atrophy and degeneration of seminiferous tubules. No effects on penis length or relative weight of testis were observed. Supplementation of probiotics, inorganic selenium, or selenium-enriched probiotics to the high fat diet significantly alleviated (P < 0.05) the adverse effects of hyperlipidemia by reducing testicular tissue injury, increasing serumal testosterone level, and improving sperm indexes. It was concluded that hyperlipidemia had significant adverse effects on male fertility, which could be ameliorated at various degrees by feeding the diets supplemented with probiotics, inorganic selenium, or selenium-enriched probiotics. Selenium-enriched probiotics or inorganic selenium supplementation gave better results than probiotics supplementation and may be used to improve animal and human male fertility compromised by hyperlipidemia or obesity.     

The genotoxicity of selenium

Selenium at nutritional levels has been shown to have numerous anticarcinogenic or preventative effects against carcinogen-induced breast, colon, liver and skin cancer in animals. Many of these anticarcinogenic effects have been summarized. In addition, numerous mutagenic and antimutagenic effects of selenium compounds have been reported. Some of the selenium compounds frequently tested for mutagenicity are listed in Table 1. Because of the numerous reported anticarcinogenic and preventative effects of selenium, many individuals are supplementing their diets with amounts of selenium that are greater than the recommended daily requirement. Selenium is also used widely in industrial products such as selenium rectifiers, photoelectric batteries, alloys and paints. Because selenium at higher levels is known to be toxic, there should be a greater understanding about its genotoxic as well as its beneficial effect. The object of this review is to summarize experimental evidence both for the antimutagenic and the mutagenic effect of selenium.     

Absorption,distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) of oral selenium from organic and inorganic sources: A review

BackgroundSelenium is a trace element traditionally ingested either in its organic form via food or in its inorganic form through nutritional supplements, while selenium formulated as nanoparticles is a putative long-acting alternative. To understand the physiology and toxicology of the different selenium formulations, it is important to determine how their selenium content is absorbed, distributed, metabolised and excreted; therefore, we reviewed their biokinetics following oral exposure.MethodsWe retrieved and reviewed the literature on the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of oral exposure to different forms of selenium.ResultsSelenium in both the organic form (containing carbon to selenium chemical bonds) and the inorganic form is absorbed into the blood in humans. The mean normal blood level of many studies was 139 μg/L. There are indications that selenium from organic sources is more bioavailable than selenium from inorganic sources. Selenium is distributed throughout the body, including in breast milk. The elimination of selenium mainly involves the faecal and urinary pathways, whereas breath, saliva and hair are minor contributors. Urinary metabolites include trimethylselenium ions, selenosugars and Se-methylselenoneine.ConclusionSelenium is absorbed to a high extent, and selenium from organic sources is more bioavailable than from inorganic sources. Selenium, as expected as an essential trace element, is distributed throughout the body. Selenium is extensively metabolised, and various excretion metabolites have been identified in both urine and breath, while some selenium is also excreted via faeces.     

硒的生物学功能及其补充剂的研究现状

硒是人体必需的、只能外源性补充的微量元素之一,人体缺硒可以导致癌症和多种疾病。本文阐述了硒的抗肿瘤、防衰老、抗氧化和增强机体免疫力等多种生物学功能,并概述了硒补充剂的研究现状,进而对硒补充剂的开发进行了展望。     

Selenium modified mutagenicity and metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene in an S9-dependent system

Selenium added to the incubation mix containing rat-liver S9 modified both the metabolism and mutagenicity of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and several of its metabolites. Selenium (Na2SeO3) inhibited the S9-dependent mutagenic effects of BaP on Salmonella typhimurium strain TA100 as indicated by the number of histidine-dependent revertants counted. This inhibition was concentration-dependent over a range of 12.5 to 100 ppm. When used as the substrate the BaP metabolites 7,8-dihydrodiol, 9,10-dihydrodiol and 3-hydroxy also produced significantly fewer revertants in TA100 when selenium was included in the incubation mix. High-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of metabolites from S9-dependent metabolism of BaP indicated that selenium inhibited the formation of 3-hydroxy-BaP, 9,10-dihydrodiol, 7,8-dihydrodiol, 1,3- and 3,6-quinone. Eluting samples on an alumina column to isolate the conjugated metabolites showed that selenium caused 12% less binding to glucuronides, no significant differences in binding to sulfate esters or glutathione but the amount of unmetabolized BaP and unconjugated metabolites was increased by 48%. These results suggest that selenium inhibits S9-dependent BaP metabolism therefore reducing the mutagenic effects of this compound.     

Selenium interactions and toxicity: a review

Selenium is an essential trace element for mammals. Through selenoproteins, this mineral participates in various biological processes such as antioxidant defence, thyroid hormone production, and immune responses. Some reports indicate that a human organism deficient in selenium may be prone to certain diseases. Adverse health effects following selenium overexposure, although very rare, have been found in animals and people. Contrary to selenium, arsenic and cadmium are regarded as toxic elements. Both are environmental and industrial pollutants, and exposure to excessive amounts of arsenic or cadmium can pose a threat to many people’s health, especially those living in polluted regions. Two other elements, vanadium and chromium(III) in trace amounts are believed to play essential physiological functions in mammals. This review summarizes recent studies on selenium interactions with arsenic and cadmium and selenium interactions with vanadium and chromium in mammals. Human studies have demonstrated that selenium may reduce arsenic accumulation in the organism and protect against arsenic-related skin lesions. Selenium was found to antagonise the prooxidant and genotoxic effects of arsenic in rodents and cell cultures. Also, studies on selenium effects against oxidative stress induced by cadmium in various animal tissues produced promising results. Reports suggest that selenium protection against toxicity of arsenic and cadmium is mediated via sequestration of these elements into biologically inert conjugates. Selenium-dependent antioxidant enzymes probably play a secondary role in arsenic and cadmium detoxification. So far, few studies have evaluated selenium effects on chromium(III) and vanadium actions in mammals. Still, they show that selenium may interact with these minerals. Taken together, the recent findings regarding selenium interaction with other elements extend our understanding of selenium biological functions and highlight selenium as a potential countermeasure against toxicity induced by arsenic and cadmium.     

微生物硒代谢机制研究进展

硒(Se)是人与动物生命必需的微量元素,在医学保健和工业制造方面有着广泛的应用。硒在环境中有四种价态,包括硒酸盐Se O42-(+6)、亚硒酸盐Se O32-(+4)、单质硒Se0(0)和硒化物Se2-(-2)。微生物在硒的形态转化中扮演了重要的角色,影响着环境中硒的生物地球化学循环。本文主要从自然界中硒的循环以及微生物与硒代谢机制两个方面阐述微生物对硒的生物地球化学循环的重要性。     

Inhibition of type I and type II iodothyronine deiodinase activity in rat liver, kidney and brain produced by selenium deficiency.

Selenium deficiency for periods of 5 or 6 weeks in rats produced an inhibition of tri-iodothyronine (T3) production from added thyroxine (T4) in brain, liver and kidney homogenate. This inhibition was reflected in plasma T4 and T3 concentrations, which were respectively increased and decreased in selenium-deficient animals. Although plasma T4 levels increased in selenium-deficient animals, this did not produce the normal feedback inhibition on thyrotropin release from the pituitary. Selenium deficiency was confirmed in the animals by decreased selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se-GSH-Px) activity in all of these tissues. Administration of selenium, as a single intraperitoneal injection of 200 micrograms of selenium (as Na2SeO3)/kg body weight completely reversed the effects of selenium deficiency on thyroid-hormone metabolism and partly restored the activity of Se-GSH-Px. Selenium administration at 10 micrograms/kg body weight had no significant effect on thyroid-hormone metabolism or on Se-GSH-Px activity in any of the tissues studied. The characteristic changes in plasma thyroid-hormone levels that occurred in selenium deficiency appeared not to be due to non-specific stress factors, since food restriction to 75% of normal intake or vitamin E deficiency produced no significant changes in plasma T4 or T3 concentration. These data are consistent with the view that the Type I and Type II iodothyronine deiodinase enzymes are seleno-enzymes or require selenium-containing cofactors for activity.     

Elemental selenium at nano size possesses lower toxicity without compromising the fundamental effect on selenoenzymes: comparison with selenomethionine in mice

Glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase are major selenoenzymes through which selenium exerts powerful antioxidant effects. Selenium also elicits pro-oxidant effects at toxic levels. The antioxidant and pro-oxidant effects, or bioavailability and toxicity, of selenium depend on its chemical form. Selenomethionine is considered to be the most appropriate supplemental form due to its excellent bioavailability and lower toxicity compared to various selenium compounds. The present studies reveal that, compared with selenomethionine, elemental selenium at nano size (Nano-Se) possesses equal efficacy in increasing the activities of glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase but has much lower toxicity as indicated by median lethal dose, acute liver injury, and short-term toxicity. Our results suggest that Nano-Se can serve as an antioxidant with reduced risk of selenium toxicity.