Toenail selenium as an indicator of environmental exposure: A cross-sectional study

  • Authors:
    • Tommaso Filippini
    • Angela Ferrari
    • Bernhard Michalke
    • Peter Grill
    • Luciano Vescovi
    • Chiara Salvia
    • Carlotta Malagoli
    • Marcella Malavolti
    • Sabina Sieri
    • Vittorio Krogh
    • Annalisa Bargellini
    • Antonio Martino
    • Margherita Ferrante
    • Marco Vinceti
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  • Published online on: March 24, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6388
  • Pages: 3405-3412
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Abstract

The relation between toxicity and essentiality of selenium (Se) is of growing interest in human health, as the effects may widely differ depending of its different chemical species and the exposure levels. Toenail Se has been proposed as a reliable biomarker of long-term Se exposure, but few studies investigated the correlation between its toenail content and environmental determinants (i.e., dietary food intake). We aimed to determine the relation of toenail Se levels with serum Se species as well as food items. We recruited a random sample of Modena (Northern Italy) municipal residents, from whom we collected detailed personal information, dietary habits, toenail specimen for Se determination and a blood sample for serum Se speciation analysis. Toenail Se mean value was 0.96 µg/g (range, 0.47‑1.60), with slightly higher levels in females, in non-obese subjects and in Se supplements users, while it was lower in current smokers. Toenail Se positively correlated with organic Se forms, mainly selenoprotein P and selenocysteine, and inversely with the inorganic forms (selenite and selenate). Toenail Se was not associated with meat, cereals and dairy products consumption, positively correlated with fruit and slightly with vegetable intake, and negatively with fish and seafood consumption. Finally, no clear association emerged with estimated air Se exposure.
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Filippini T, Ferrari A, Michalke B, Grill P, Vescovi L, Salvia C, Malagoli C, Malavolti M, Sieri S, Krogh V, Krogh V, et al: Toenail selenium as an indicator of environmental exposure: A cross-sectional study. Mol Med Rep 15: 3405-3412, 2017.
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Filippini, T., Ferrari, A., Michalke, B., Grill, P., Vescovi, L., Salvia, C. ... Vinceti, M. (2017). Toenail selenium as an indicator of environmental exposure: A cross-sectional study. Molecular Medicine Reports, 15, 3405-3412. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6388
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Filippini, T., Ferrari, A., Michalke, B., Grill, P., Vescovi, L., Salvia, C., Malagoli, C., Malavolti, M., Sieri, S., Krogh, V., Bargellini, A., Martino, A., Ferrante, M., Vinceti, M."Toenail selenium as an indicator of environmental exposure: A cross-sectional study". Molecular Medicine Reports 15.5 (2017): 3405-3412.
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Filippini, T., Ferrari, A., Michalke, B., Grill, P., Vescovi, L., Salvia, C., Malagoli, C., Malavolti, M., Sieri, S., Krogh, V., Bargellini, A., Martino, A., Ferrante, M., Vinceti, M."Toenail selenium as an indicator of environmental exposure: A cross-sectional study". Molecular Medicine Reports 15, no. 5 (2017): 3405-3412. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2017.6388