The Claim
Selenite supplementation at 100 nM increases glutathione peroxidase activity by 178% in HT29 colon carcinoma cells and by 284% in P31 mesothelioma cells, without altering catalase activity, demonstrating selective upregulation of selenium-dependent antioxidant enzymes in human cancer cell lines.
What the research says
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When human colon and mesothelioma cancer cells are exposed to 100 nM selenite, the activity of glutathione peroxidase increases significantly, while catalase activity remains unchanged, indicating a specific effect on one selenium-dependent enzyme.
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Selenite supplementation at 100 nM increases glutathione peroxidase activity by 178% in HT29 colon carcinoma cells and by 284% in P31 mesothelioma cells, without altering catalase activity, demonstrating selective upregulation of selenium-dependent antioxidant enzymes in human cancer cell lines.
What the research says
1 studyScientists gave cancer cells a tiny amount of selenium, and it made one important antioxidant enzyme (glutathione peroxidase) much stronger — just like the claim said — while leaving another enzyme (catalase) unchanged.
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