title: [Antagonistic action of selenium against the toxicity of lead].
abstract: Selenium can antagonize lead toxicity by preventing damage from oxygen free radicals or by forming lead-selenium complex. In this review, three parts are summarized to discuss the relationship between selenium and lead toxicity: (1) The possible mechanisms of selenium protect against the toxicity of lead. (2) The antagonistic action of selenium on lead toxicity. (3). Effect of selenium in different forms on the toxicity of lead.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jun-Quan
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Xiao-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000633:toxicity; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D007854:Lead; D012643:Selenium