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Interview mit Prof. Dr. Lutz Schomburg zur Bedeutung von Selen für unsere Gesundheit

Lutz Schomburg
Prof. Dr. med. Lutz Schomburg
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Zum Selenmangel in der Bevölkerung: Altern und Mortalität

  • Low blood levels of selenium, selenoprotein P and GPx3 are associated with accelerated biological aging: results from the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II). Vetter VM, Demircan K, Homann J, Chillon TS, Mülleder M, Shomroni O, Steinhagen-Thiessen E, Ralser M, Lill CM, Bertram L, Schomburg L, Demuth I. Clin Epigenetics. 2025 Apr 25;17(1):62. doi: 10.1186/s13148-025-01863-7.PMID: 40275394 Free PMC article.
  • Strong associations of serum selenoprotein P with all-cause mortality and mortality due to cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases in older German adults. Schöttker B, Holleczek B, Hybsier S, Köhrle J, Schomburg L, Brenner H. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Feb;39(2):121-136. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01091-4. Epub 2024 Jan 10.PMID: 38198038 Free PMC article.
  • Association of COVID-19 mortality with serum selenium, zinc and copper: Six observational studies across Europe. Demircan K, Chillon TS, Bracken T, Bulgarelli I, Campi I, Du Laing G, Fafi-Kremer S, Fugazzola L, Garcia AA, Heller R, Hughes DJ, Ide L, Klingenberg GJ, Komarnicki P, Krasinski Z, Lescure A, Mallon P, Moghaddam A, Persani L, Petrovic M, Ruchala M, Solis M, Vandekerckhove L, Schomburg L. Front Immunol. 2022 Nov 28;13:1022673. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1022673. eCollection 2022.PMID: 36518764 Free PMC article.
  • Selenium and Selenoprotein P Deficiency Correlates With Complications and Adverse Outcome After Major Trauma. Braunstein M, Kusmenkov T, Zuck C, Angstwurm M, Becker NP, Böcker W, Schomburg L, Bogner-Flatz V. Shock. 2020 Jan;53(1):63-70. doi: 10.1097/SHK.0000000000001344.PMID: 30998646 Free PMC article.
  • Dietary Selenium and Human Health. Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2016 Dec 30;9(1):22. doi: 10.3390/nu9010022.PMID: 28042811 Free PMC article.

Zum Selenmangel und Krebserkrankungen

  • Colorectal cancer mortality is associated with low selenoprotein P status at diagnosis. Brezina S, Chillon TS, Asaad S, Maieron A, Prosenz J, Seelig J, Demircan K, Hughes DJ, Gsur A, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2025 Jul;84:103701. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2025.103701. Epub 2025 May 24.PMID: 40435558 Free PMC article.
  • Prediagnostic selenium status, selenoprotein gene variants and association with breast cancer risk in a European cohort study. Hughes DJ, Schomburg L, Jenab M, Biessy C, Méplan C, Moskal A, Sun Q, Demircan K, Fedirko V, Weiderpass E, Mukhtar M, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Overvad K, Schulze M, Nøst TH, Skeie G, Olsen KS, Ricceri F, Grioni S, Palli D, Masala G, Tumino R, Pasanisi F, Amiano P, Colorado Yohar SM, Agudo A, Sánchez MJ, Ardanaz E, Sund M, Andersson A, Perez-Cornago A, Travis R, Heath AK, Dossus L. Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Nov 20;209(Pt 2):381-393. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.10.401. Epub 2023 Nov 1.PMID: 37923090 Free article.
  • The missing link? The potential role of selenium in the development of liver cancer and significance for the general population. Schomburg L, Hughes DJ. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 Aug;11(8):707-709. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2017.1320219. Epub 2017 Apr 21.PMID: 28415859
  • Prediagnostic Blood Selenium Status and Mortality among Patients with Colorectal Cancer in Western European Populations. Baker JR, Umesh S, Jenab M, Schomburg L, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Boutron-Ruault MC, Rothwell JA, Severi G, Katzke V, Johnson T, Schulze MB, Masala G, Agnoli C, Simeon V, Tumino R, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Gram IT, Skeie G, Bonet C, Rodriguez-Barranco M, Houerta JM, Gylling B, Van Guelpen B, Perez-Cornago A, Aglago E, Freisling H, Weiderpass E, Cross AJ, Heath AK, Hughes DJ, Fedirko V. Biomedicines. 2021 Oct 22;9(11):1521. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9111521.PMID: 34829750 Free PMC article.
  • Serum selenium, selenoprotein P and glutathione peroxidase 3 as predictors of mortality and recurrence following breast cancer diagnosis: A multicentre cohort study. Demircan K, Bengtsson Y, Sun Q, Brange A, Vallon-Christersson J, Rijntjes E, Malmberg M, Saal LH, Rydén L, Borg Å, Manjer J, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2021 Nov;47:102145. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102145. Epub 2021 Sep 21.PMID: 34563873 Free PMC article.
  • Matched analysis of circulating selenium with the breast cancer selenotranscriptome: a multicentre prospective study. Demircan K, Bengtsson Y, Chillon TS, Vallon-Christersson J, Sun Q, Larsson C, Malmberg M, Saal LH, Rydén L, Borg Å, Manjer J, Schomburg L. J Transl Med. 2023 Sep 23;21(1):658. doi: 10.1186/s12967-023-04502-y.PMID: 37741974 Free PMC article.
  • Autoimmunity to selenoprotein P predicts breast cancer recurrence. Demircan K, Sun Q, Bengtsson Y, Seemann P, Vallon-Christersson J, Malmberg M, Saal LH, Rydén L, Minich WB, Borg Å, Manjer J, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2022 Jul;53:102346. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102346. Epub 2022 May 25.PMID: 35636018 Free PMC article.
  • Toenail selenium, plasma selenoprotein P and risk of advanced prostate cancer: A nested case-control study. Outzen M, Tjønneland A, Hughes DJ, Jenab M, Frederiksen K, Schomburg L, Morris S, Overvad K, Olsen A. Int J Cancer. 2021 Feb 15;148(4):876-883. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33267. Epub 2020 Sep 4.PMID: 32838475

Zum Selenmangel und Schwangerschaft

  • Serum selenium, selenoprotein P, and glutathione peroxidase 3 during early and late pregnancy in association with gestational diabetes mellitus: Prospective Odense Child Cohort. Demircan K, Jensen RC, Chillon TS, Jensen TK, Sun Q, Bonnema SJ, Hackler J, Korevaar TIM, Glintborg D, Schomburg L, Andersen MS. Am J Clin Nutr. 2023 Dec;118(6):1224-1234. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.09.025. Epub 2023 Oct 7.PMID: 37813341 Free article.
  • Maternal selenium deficiency during pregnancy in association with autism and ADHD traits in children: The Odense Child Cohort. Demircan K, Chillon TS, Jensen RC, Jensen TK, Sun Q, Bonnema SJ, Glintborg D, Bilenberg N, Andersen MS, Schomburg L. Free Radic Biol Med. 2024 Aug 1;220:324-332. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.05.001. Epub 2024 May 3.PMID: 38704054 Free article.
  • Selenium Status and Supplementation Effects in Pregnancy-A Study on Mother-Child Pairs from a Single-Center Cohort. Filipowicz D, Szczepanek-Parulska E, Kłobus M, Szymanowski K, Chillon TS, Asaad S, Sun Q, Mikulska-Sauermann AA, Karaźniewicz-Łada M, Główka FK, Wietrzyk D, Schomburg L, Ruchała M. Nutrients. 2022 Jul 27;14(15):3082. doi: 10.3390/nu14153082.PMID: 35956267 Free PMC article.
  • The influence of selenium supplementation on postpartum thyroid status in pregnant women with thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies. Negro R, Greco G, Mangieri T, Pezzarossa A, Dazzi D, Hassan H. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Apr;92(4):1263-8. doi: 10.1210/jc.2006-1821. Epub 2007 Feb 6.PMID: 17284630 Clinical Trial.
  • Severe selenium deficits in pregnant women irrespective of autoimmune thyroid disease in an area with marginal selenium intake. Ambroziak U, Hybsier S, Shahnazaryan U, Krasnodębska-Kiljańska M, Rijntjes E, Bartoszewicz Z, Bednarczuk T, Schomburg L. J Trace Elem Med Biol. 2017 Dec;44:186-191. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2017.08.005. Epub 2017 Aug 4.PMID: 28965575

Zum Selenmangel und Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen

  • Selenoprotein-P Deficiency Predicts Cardiovascular Disease and Death. Schomburg L, Orho-Melander M, Struck J, Bergmann A, Melander O. Nutrients. 2019 Aug 9;11(8):1852. doi: 10.3390/nu11081852.PMID: 31404994 Free PMC article.
  • Low Levels of Selenoprotein P Are Associated With Cognitive Impairment in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure. Jujić A, Molvin J, Nilsson ED, Holm Isholth H, Dieden A, Korduner J, Zaghi A, Nezami Z, Bergmann A, Schomburg L, Magnusson M. J Card Fail. 2024 Nov;30(11):1452-1461. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.01.010. Epub 2024 Feb 15.PMID: 38364966 Free article.
  • Association between low selenoprotein P concentrations and anaemia in hospitalized heart failure patients. Jujić A, Molvin J, Holm Isholth H, Dieden A, Korduner J, Zaghi A, Nezami Z, Bergmann A, Schomburg L, Magnusson M. ESC Heart Fail. 2024 Apr;11(2):877-882. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14651. Epub 2024 Jan 10.PMID: 38200550 Free PMC article.
  • Selenoprotein P deficiency is associated with higher risk of incident heart failure. Jujic A, Molvin J, Schomburg L, Hartmann O, Bergmann A, Melander O, Magnusson M. Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Oct;207:11-16. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.07.007. Epub 2023 Jul 7.PMID: 37423559 Free article.
  • Sex-specific associations of serum selenium and selenoprotein P with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension in the Berlin Aging Study II.Demircan K, Hybsier S, Chillon TS, Vetter VM, Rijntjes E, Demuth I, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2023 Sep;65:102823. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102823. Epub 2023 Jul 23.PMID: 37516012 Free PMC article.
  • Trace element profile and incidence of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer: results from the EPIC-Potsdam cohort study.Cabral M, Kuxhaus O, Eichelmann F, Kopp JF, Alker W, Hackler J, Kipp AP, Schwerdtle T, Haase H, Schomburg L, Schulze MB. Eur J Nutr. 2021 Sep;60(6):3267-3278. doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02494-3. Epub 2021 Feb 15.PMID: 33590281 Free PMC article.

Zum Selenmangel und Autoimmun-Erkrankungen, Diabetes, Fatigue, QoL

  • Autoantibodies to selenoprotein P in chronic fatigue syndrome suggest selenium transport impairment and acquired resistance to thyroid hormone. Sun Q, Oltra E, Dijck-Brouwer DAJ, Chillon TS, Seemann P, Asaad S, Demircan K, Espejo-Oltra JA, Sánchez-Fito T, Martín-Martínez E, Minich WB, Muskiet FAJ, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2023 Sep;65:102796. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102796. Epub 2023 Jul 3.PMID: 37423160 Free PMC article.
  • Selenium, diabetes, and their intricate sex-specific relationship. Demircan K, Chillon TS, Bang J, Gladyshev VN, Schomburg L. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Sep;35(9):781-792. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.03.004. Epub 2024 Apr 10.PMID: 38599899 Free article. Review.
  • Increased Incidence of Hashimoto Thyroiditis in Selenium Deficiency: A Prospective 6-Year Cohort Study. Wu Q, Wang Y, Chen P, Wei J, Lv H, Wang S, Wu Y, Zhao X, Peng X, Rijntjes E, Wang Y, Schomburg L, Shi B. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Aug 18;107(9):e3603-e3611. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgac410.PMID: 35789269
  • Selenoprotein P increases upon selenium and coenzyme Q10 supplementation and is associated with telomere length, quality of life and reduced inflammation and mortality. Alehagen U, Aaseth J, Schomburg L, Larsson A, Opstad T, Alexander J. Free Radic Biol Med. 2024 Sep;222:403-413. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.06.027. Epub 2024 Jul 2.PMID: 38960007 Free article. Clinical Trial.
  • Selenium Deficiency Due to Diet, Pregnancy, Severe Illness, or COVID-19-A Preventable Trigger for Autoimmune Disease. Schomburg L. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Aug 8;22(16):8532. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168532.PMID: 34445238 Free PMC article. Review.
  • New-onset autoantibodies to selenoprotein P following severe burn injury. Turan TL, Klein HJ, Graf TR, Chillon TS, Plock JA, Schomburg L. Front Immunol. 2024 Aug 8;15:1422781. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1422781. eCollection 2024.PMID: 39176084 Free PMC article.
  • Natural Autoimmunity to Selenoprotein P Impairs Selenium Transport in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. Sun Q, Mehl S, Renko K, Seemann P, Görlich CL, Hackler J, Minich WB, Kahaly GJ, Schomburg L. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Dec 3;22(23):13088. doi: 10.3390/ijms222313088.PMID: 34884891 Free PMC article.
  • Positive effects of selenium supplementation in women with newly diagnosed Hashimoto's thyroiditis in an area with low selenium status. Kryczyk-Kozioł J, Zagrodzki P, Prochownik E, Błażewska-Gruszczyk A, Słowiaczek M, Sun Q, Schomburg L, Ochab E, Bartyzel M. Int J Clin Pract. 2021 Sep;75(9):e14484. doi: 10.1111/ijcp.14484. Epub 2021 Jun 30.PMID: 34107151
  • Selenium deficiency is linearly associated with hypoglycemia in healthy adults. Wang Y, Rijntjes E, Wu Q, Lv H, Gao C, Shi B, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2020 Oct;37:101709. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101709. Epub 2020 Sep 1.PMID: 32905881 Free PMC article.
  • Challenges and perspectives of selenium supplementation in Graves' disease and orbitopathy.Bednarczuk T, Schomburg L. Hormones (Athens). 2020 Mar;19(1):31-39. doi: 10.1007/s42000-019-00133-5. Epub 2019 Nov 13.PMID: 31721133 Free PMC article. Review.

Zu Diagnostik und Supplementation

  • Selenoprotein P - Selenium transport protein, enzyme and biomarker of selenium status. Schomburg L. Free Radic Biol Med. 2022 Oct;191:150-163. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2022.08.022. Epub 2022 Sep 5.PMID: 36067902 Review.
  • Clinical Significance of Micronutrient Supplementation in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients with Severe ARDS. Notz Q, Herrmann J, Schlesinger T, Helmer P, Sudowe S, Sun Q, Hackler J, Roeder D, Lotz C, Meybohm P, Kranke P, Schomburg L, Stoppe C. Nutrients. 2021 Jun 20;13(6):2113. doi: 10.3390/nu13062113.PMID: 34203015 Free PMC article.
  • Serum Selenium Status as a Diagnostic Marker for the Prognosis of Liver Transplantation. Gül-Klein S, Haxhiraj D, Seelig J, Kästner A, Hackler J, Sun Q, Heller RA, Lachmann N, Pratschke J, Schmelzle M, Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2021 Feb 14;13(2):619. doi: 10.3390/nu13020619.PMID: 33672988 Free PMC article.
  • Selenium Status in Paediatric Patients with Neurodevelopmental Diseases. Görlich CL, Sun Q, Roggenkamp V, Hackler J, Mehl S, Minich WB, Kaindl AM, Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2022 Jun 8;14(12):2375. doi: 10.3390/nu14122375.PMID: 35745104 Free PMC article.
  • Role of Selenium Intake for Risk and Development of Hyperthyroidism. Wang Y, Zhao F, Rijntjes E, Wu L, Wu Q, Sui J, Liu Y, Zhang M, He M, Chen P, Hu S, Hou P, Schomburg L, Shi B. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Feb 1;104(2):568-580. doi: 10.1210/jc.2018-01713.PMID: 30265356
  • Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial of Selenium in Graves Hyperthyroidism. Kahaly GJ, Riedl M, König J, Diana T, Schomburg L. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017 Nov 1;102(11):4333-4341. doi: 10.1210/jc.2017-01736.PMID: 29092078 Clinical Trial.
  • Seizures, ataxia and parvalbumin-expressing interneurons respond to selenium supply in Selenop-deficient mice. Schweizer U, Wirth EK, Klopstock T, Hölter SM, Becker L, Moskovitz J, Grune T, Fuchs H, Gailus-Durner V, Hrabe de Angelis M, Köhrle J, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2022 Nov;57:102490. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102490. Epub 2022 Sep 24.PMID: 36182809 Free PMC article.
  • Selenoprotein P as Biomarker of Selenium Status in Clinical Trials with Therapeutic Dosages of Selenite. Brodin O, Hackler J, Misra S, Wendt S, Sun Q, Laaf E, Stoppe C, Björnstedt M, Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2020 Apr 12;12(4):1067. doi: 10.3390/nu12041067.PMID: 32290626 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

Zu Selenmangel und COVID-19; Impfung und Mortalität

  • Selenium Deficiency Is Associated with Mortality Risk from COVID-19. Moghaddam A, Heller RA, Sun Q, Seelig J, Cherkezov A, Seibert L, Hackler J, Seemann P, Diegmann J, Pilz M, Bachmann M, Minich WB, Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2020 Jul 16;12(7):2098. doi: 10.3390/nu12072098.PMID: 32708526 Free PMC article.
  • Prediction of survival odds in COVID-19 by zinc, age and selenoprotein P as composite biomarker. Heller RA, Sun Q, Hackler J, Seelig J, Seibert L, Cherkezov A, Minich WB, Seemann P, Diegmann J, Pilz M, Bachmann M, Ranjbar A, Moghaddam A, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2021 Jan;38:101764. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101764. Epub 2020 Oct 20.PMID: 33126054 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
  • Selenium Deficiency in COVID-19-A Possible Long-Lasting Toxic Relationship. Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2022 Jan 11;14(2):283. doi: 10.3390/nu14020283.PMID: 35057464 Free PMC article.
  • Course and Survival of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbidities in Relation to the Trace Element Status at Hospital Admission. Du Laing G, Petrovic M, Lachat C, De Boevre M, Klingenberg GJ, Sun Q, De Saeger S, De Clercq J, Ide L, Vandekerckhove L, Schomburg L. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 22;13(10):3304. doi: 10.3390/nu13103304.PMID: 34684306 Free PMC article.
  • Humoral immune response to COVID-19 mRNA vaccination in relation to selenium status. Demircan K, Chillon TS, Sun Q, Heller RA, Klingenberg GJ, Hirschbil-Bremer IM, Seemann P, Diegmann J, Bachmann M, Moghaddam A, Schomburg L. Redox Biol. 2022 Apr;50:102242. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102242. Epub 2022 Feb 3.PMID: 35139480 Free PMC article.

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