Cited by 133Selenium in Biological SystemsNutrition and Health in AgingMuscle Physiology and Disorders

Skeletal Muscle Disorders Associated with Selenium Deficiency in Humans

Chariot, Patrick, Bignani, Olivier·2003·Muscle & Nerve

Abstract

Skeletal muscle disorders manifested by muscle pain, fatigue, proximal weakness, and serum creatine kinase (CK) elevation have been reported in patients with selenium deficiency. The object of this report was to review the conditions in which selenium deficiency is associated with human skeletal muscle disorders and to evaluate the importance of mitochondrial alterations in these disorders. A systematic literature review using the Medline database and Cochrane Library provided 38 relevant articles. The main conditions associated with selenium deficiency fell into three categories: (1) insufficient selenium intake in low soil-selenium areas; (2) parenteral or enteral nutrition, or malabsorption; and (3) chronic conditions associated with oxidative stress, such as chronic alcohol abuse and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. In low soil-selenium areas, reversibility of muscle symptoms was similar after selenium supplementation and placebo administration, suggesting a role for other factors in the development of disease. In parenteral or enteral nutrition, or malabsorption, muscle symptoms improved after selenium supplementation in 18 of 19 patients (median delay: 4 weeks). The reason that only a minority of selenium-deficient patients present with skeletal muscle disorders is unclear and is possibly related to cofactors, such as viral infections and drugs. Prospective studies of selenium-deficient myopathies would be useful in critically ill patients, alcohol abusers, and HIV-infected patients.

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  • Selenium contributes to prevention and treatment of muscle disorders, muscle pain, tenderness, muscle fiber atrophy, and physical performance for humans in selenium-deficient regions.

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Authors
Chariot, P., & Bignani, O.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor (FR)
Corresponding author
Chariot, Patrick
Venue
Muscle & Nerve
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-12-30
Volume
27
Issue
6
Pages
662-668
ISSN
  • 0148-639X (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-4598
OpenAlex
W2162101023
Cited by
133
References
95
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Muscle & Nerve (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Muscle Physiology and Disorders
Keywords
selenium deficiency, skeletal muscle disorders, selenium supplementation, mitochondrial dysfunction, myalgia, fatigue, proximal muscle weakness, creatine kinase elevation, parenteral nutrition, enteral nutrition, malabsorption, chronic alcohol abuse, HIV infection, oxidative stress
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Malabsorption Syndromes, Male, Middle Aged, Muscular Diseases, Selenium, Oxidative Stress, Muscle, Skeletal, Mitochondrial Diseases

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