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Pro198Leu polymorphism affects the selenium status and GPx activity in response to Brazil nut intake.
Food & function - 1 Feb 2016
Cardoso Bárbara R, Busse Alexandre L, Hare Dominic J, Cominetti Cristiane, Horst Maria A, McColl Gawain, Magaldi Regina M, Jacob-Filho Wilson, Cozzolino Silvia M F
Abstract excerpt
Selenoproteins play important roles in antioxidant mechanisms, and are thus hypothesised to have some involvement in the pathology of certain types of dementia. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are both thought to involve impaired biological activity of certain selenoproteins. Previously, supplementation with a selenium-rich Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) has shown potential in...
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