Selenium supplementation and immune function including natural killer cell activity: a randomized controlled trial
Hawkes WC, Kelley DS, Taylor PC
Published in Biological Trace Element Research
Methodology
Controlled feeding trial of selenium supplementation in healthy men with serial measures of lymphocyte and NK cell function.
Key Findings
Selenium raised plasma selenium but produced no consistent improvement in natural killer cell activity in already replete men.
Conclusions
Selenium does not enhance NK cell activity in selenium-replete adults.
Limitations
Small sample; healthy replete men only.
Supplements Studied
Selenium produced no consistent improvement in natural killer cell activity in already replete men
Outcomes Measured
Selenium raised plasma selenium but produced no consistent improvement in natural killer cell activity in already replete men
Selenium raised plasma selenium but produced no consistent improvement in natural killer cell activity in already replete men.
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