title: [Micronutrients and diabetes, the case of minerals].
abstract: Minerals are essential nutrients for the body, are of inorganic nature which gives them the characteristic of being resistant to heat, are involved in a lot of chemical reactions in metabolism, regulating electrolyte balance, in maintaining bone, in the process of blood clotting and the transmission of nerve impulses, particularly its role as enzyme cofactors confers a key role in various physiological processes. Glucose homeostasis involves a fine coordination of events where hormonal control by insulin plays a key role. However, the role of minerals like magnesium, zinc, chromium, iron and selenium in the diabetes is less obvious and in some cases may be controversial. This review shows the knowledge of these five elements and their correlation with diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación, Laboratorio de Endocrinología Molecular, Hospital Juárez de México, Secretariade Salud, México DF, Mexico. francisella@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María de Los Ángeles
authors.initials: Mde L
authors.lastname: Granados-Silvestre
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación, Laboratorio de Endocrinología Molecular, Hospital Juárez de México, Secretariade Salud, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: María Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ortiz-López
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Investigación, Laboratorio de Endocrinología Molecular, Hospital Juárez de México, Secretariade Salud, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Isela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Montúfar-Robles
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de diabetes, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México DF, Mexico.
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menjívar-Iraheta
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002857:Chromium / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000378:metabolism*; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007333:Insulin Resistance; D007501:Iron / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000090463:Iron Deficiencies; D008274:Magnesium / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008275:Magnesium Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000378:metabolism; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000502:physiology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012643:Selenium / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D018977:Micronutrients; D008903:Minerals; D002857:Chromium; D007501:Iron; D012643:Selenium; D008274:Magnesium; D005947:Glucose; D015032:Zinc
keywords: Minerals and diabetes; chromium; cromo; hierro; iron; magnesio; magnesium; minerales y diabetes; selenio; selenium; zinc