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Taking selenium supplements does not change the levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in adults with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, whether or not they are taking levothyroxine.
Taking selenium supplements may lower levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies in adults with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis who are already taking levothyroxine, with the greatest reduction seen at...
In men working in chloralkali plants with long-term exposure to mercury vapor, studies found no measurable link between the amount of mercury in their blood and the presence of certain...
In people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, taking selenium supplements raises levels of selenium and certain antioxidant proteins in the blood, and these changes are linked to lower levels of thyroid...
In people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, taking selenium supplements for six months is associated with an increase in a specific type of immune cell called activated regulatory T cells, as well as...
Taking 200 micrograms of selenium yeast daily for six months raises selenium levels in the blood and increases the activity of two selenium-dependent proteins involved in antioxidant defense in...
In people with early-stage Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who are not taking thyroid medication, taking 200 micrograms of selenium yeast daily for six months is linked to a small decrease in TSH hormone...
In adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who are not taking levothyroxine, taking 200 micrograms of selenium yeast daily for six months is linked to a measurable decrease in two types of thyroid...
In people with Graves' disease, certain inflammatory signaling molecules (IL-17a, IL-22, IL-23, and IL-10) tend to increase or decrease together, but their levels do not relate to the levels of...
People with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis tend to have lower levels of selenium in their blood than what is needed for optimal function of selenium-dependent proteins, even though their levels are not...
Measurements of five specific immune proteins in the blood are not consistently different between people with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, Graves’ disease, and people without autoimmune thyroid disease,...
In people with Graves' disease, higher levels of two thyroid hormones, FT3 and FT4, are associated with higher levels of certain inflammatory signaling molecules called IL-17a, IL-23, and IL-10,...
In people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis, lower levels of selenium in the blood are linked to higher levels of antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, even when overall selenium levels are not...
In women with autoimmune thyroiditis, levels of thyroid autoantibodies typically drop during pregnancy and rise again after childbirth unless selenium is taken, which may help prevent this increase.
Taking selenium supplements during pregnancy does not improve or worsen the mother's well-being, pregnancy complications, or baby's health outcomes in women with autoimmune thyroiditis.
Taking 83 micrograms of L-selenomethionine daily during pregnancy does not change thyroid hormone levels, thyroid size, or tissue appearance in women with autoimmune thyroiditis. This suggests the...
When pregnant women take a daily supplement of 83 micrograms of L-selenomethionine, their blood selenium levels rise significantly and remain higher than those of women taking a placebo, even six...
Taking 83 micrograms of L-selenomethionine daily during pregnancy and for six months after childbirth is associated with lower levels of specific antibodies targeting the thyroid in women with...
For adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who have normal selenium levels, taking selenium supplements does not lower thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) or stop the condition from worsening to overt...
Among adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who have normal selenium levels, taking selenium supplements is linked to a 169% higher relative risk of developing psoriasis over five years.
Among adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who have normal selenium levels, taking selenium supplements may be linked to a 63% higher chance of dying from any cause over five years, even though there...
Among adults with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who have normal selenium levels, taking selenium supplements has been linked to a higher chance of developing other autoimmune conditions, including...
In people with Hashimoto's thyroiditis who have normal selenium levels, taking selenium supplements daily for six months or longer is linked to sustained increases in thyroid antibodies and hormone...
Changing a specific amino acid in the human type 2 deiodinase enzyme reduces its ability to take up selenium-75 in laboratory-grown human cells, but does not change its ability to remove iodine from...