title: Human selenite metabolism: a kinetic model.
abstract: A model is developed to describe the kinetics of sodium selenite metabolism in humans, based on plasma, urine, and fecal samples obtained from six subjects over a 4-wk period after a single oral 200-micrograms dose of the enriched stable isotope tracer 74Se. The model describes absorption, distributed along the gastrointestinal tract, and enterohepatic recirculation. The model includes four kinetically distinct plasma components, a subsystem consisting of the liver and pancreas, and a slowly turning-over tissue pool. For the six subjects, the ranges of mean residence times for the four plasma components are, respectively, 0.2-1.1 h, 3-8 h, 9-42 h, and 200-285 h; for the hepatopancreatic subsystem 4-41 days; and for the tissue pool 115-285 days. Approximately 84% of the administered dose was absorbed, and after 12 days approximately 65% remained in the body. The model predicts that after 90 days approximately 35% of this Se would be retained, primarily in the tissues. Separating Se metabolism into several distinct kinetic components is a first step in identifying the efficacious, nutritious, and toxic forms of the element.
authors.affiliation: Biometry Branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda 20892.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Levander
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Helzlsouer
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: McAdam
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Veillon
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Zech
mesh_terms: D005243:Feces / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D012643:Selenium / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D018038:Sodium Selenite
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium; D018038:Sodium Selenite