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{{stub}} '''Selenium''' is a mineral. Although toxic in large amounts, trace amounts of selenium are necessary for cellular function in many organisms, including all animals. Selenium is an ingredient in many multivitamins and other dietary supplements. ==Potential uses== === Hashimoto's thyroiditis === Selenium has been used in treating Hashimoto's thyroiditis (hypothyroidism). It has been shown to decrease thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO) levels, and can be used in conjunction with Levothyroxine for thyroid treatment.<ref>{{Cite journal | last = Manevska | first = Nevena | last2 = Stojanoski | first2 = Sinisa | last3 = Makazlieva | first3 = Tanja | date = 2019 | title=Selenium Treatment Effect in Auto-Immune Hashimoto Thyroiditis in Macedonian Population|url=http://www.jofem.org/index.php/jofem/article/view/551|journal=Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism|language=en|volume=9|issue=1-2|pages=22β28|doi=10.14740/jem551|issn=1923-2861}}</ref> ==Theory== ==Evidence== In mice, selenium deficiency resulted in more severe damage following [[Coxsackie B3]] infection than in selenium-adequate mice.<ref name="seleniumcoxsackie2000" /> ==Costs and availability== ==Risks and side effects== == See also == == Learn more == *[http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/minerals/selenium Linus Pauling Institute Micronutrient Information Center - Selenium] == References == <references> <ref name="seleniumcoxsackie2000">{{Citation| issn = 0022-3166| volume = 130 | issue = 2| pages = 485β488S| last = Levander | first = Orville A.| title = The Selenium-Coxsackievirus Connection: Chronicle of a Collaboration| journal = The Journal of Nutrition| access-date = 2016-11-09| date = 2000-02-01| url = http://jn.nutrition.org/content/130/2/485S| pmid = 10721935}}</ref> </references> [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Supplements]] [[Category:Minerals]] [[Category:Nutrients]] [[Category:Chemical elements]] [[Category:Depression alternative treatments]] [[Category:Depression treatments]]
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