title: [The importance of selenium in Hashimoto's disease].
abstract: The aim of this study was to present the current state of knowledge on the role of selenium in the treatment of Hashimoto's disease. In recent years, the number of cases of autoimmune Hashimoto's thyroiditis - a chronic disease that usually leads to hypothyroidism - has increased. Most patients have elevated levels of anti-TPO antibodies. The presence of these antibodies has an effect on subsequent thyroid damage. So far we have not developed an effective, standard therapy of this disease. However, more attention is being paid to the relationship between supplementation of selenium deficiency and inhibition of production of anti-TPO antibodies in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Therefore, selenium supplementation may be an effective option in the treatment of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Bromatologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zagrodzki
authors.affiliation: Instytut Fizyki Jądrowej PAN im. H. Niewodniczańskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kryczyk
mesh_terms: D019587:Dietary Supplements; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018038:Sodium Selenite / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D018038:Sodium Selenite