Abstract
Background Low selenium concentrations are associated with worse outcomes in heart failure (HF). However, the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Therefore, we aimed to contrast serum selenium concentrations to blood biomarker and transcriptomic profiles in patients with HF. Methods Circulating biomarkers, whole blood transcriptomics and serum selenium measurements in a cohort of 2328 patients with HF were utilized. Penalized linear regression and gene expression analysis were used to assess biomarker and transcriptomics profiles, respectively. As a proof-of-principle, potential causal effects of selenium on excreted cytokines concentrations were investigated using human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Results Mean selenium levels were 60.6 μg/L in Q1 and 122.0 μg/L in Q4. From 356 biomarkers and 20 clinical features, the penalized linear regression model yielded 44 variables with
Original language | English |
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Article number | 103046 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Redox Biology |
Volume | 70 |
Early online date | 31 Jan 2024 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2024 |
Bibliographical note
AcknowledgementsThe authors thank Martin Dokter, Jan Koerts and Karin Koerts-Steijn for their excellent technical assistance.
Data Availability Statement
Data will be made available on request.Keywords
- Selenium
- Heart failure
- Inflammation
- Micronutrients
- T cells