期刊
NEUROTOXICOLOGY
卷 38, 期 -, 页码 25-32出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2013.05.016
关键词
Selenium; Selenite; Selenoprotein-P; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Case-control study; Cerebrospinal fluid; Risk; Environment; Speciation analysis
资金
- Pietro Manodori Foundation of Reggio Emilia
- National, Modena section of the Italian Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (AISLA)
- Reggio Emilia section of the Italian Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association (AISLA)
- Local Health Unit of Reggio Emilia
- US National Institute of Health [NIH UL1TR000124]
Exposure to selenium, and particularly to its inorganic forms, has been hypothesized as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fast progressing motor neuron disease with poorly understood etiology. However, no information is known about levels of inorganic and some organic selenium species in the central nervous system of ALS patients, and recent observations suggest that peripheral biomarkers of exposure are unable to predict these levels for several Se species including the inorganic forms. Using a hospital-referred case-control series and advanced selenium speciation methods, we compared the chemical species of selenium in cerebrospinal fluid from 38 ALS patients to those of 38 reference neurological patients matched on age and gender. We found that higher concentrations of inorganic selenium in the form of selenite and of human serum albumin-bound selenium were associated with increased ALS risk (relative risks 3.9 (95% confidence interval 1.2-11.0) and 1.7 (1.0-2.9) for 0.1 mu g/L increase). Conversely, lower concentrations of selenoprotein P-bound selenium were associated with increased risk (relative risk 0.2 for 1 mu g/L increase, 95% confidence interval 0.04-0.8). The associations were stronger among cases age 50 years or older, who are postulated to have lower rates of genetic disease origin. These results suggest that excess selenite and human serum albumin bound-selenium and low levels of selenoprotein P-bound selenium in the central nervous system, which may be related, may play a role in ALS etiology. (c) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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