Biomarker and transcriptomics profiles of serum selenium concentrations in patients with heart failure are associated with immunoregulatory processes

Ali A. Al-Mubarak, George Markousis Mavrogenis, Xuanxuan Guo, Marco De Bruyn, Mintu Nath, Simon P.R. Romaine, Niels Grote Beverborg, Karla Arevalo Gomez, Sietske N. Zijlstra, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Nilesh J. Samani, Adriaan A. Voors, Peter van der Meer, Nils Bomer* (Corresponding Author)

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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 languageEnglish
Article number103046
Number of pages10
JournalRedox Biology
Volume70
Early online date31 Jan 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2024

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
The 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

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