Palina Zytner, Anne Kutschbach, Weiye Gong, Verena Alexia Ohse, Laura Taudte, Anna Patricia Kipp, Lars-Oliver Klotz, Josephine Priebs, Holger Steinbrenner
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals, but high-dose supplementation with Se compounds, most notably selenite, may exert cytotoxic and other adverse effects. On the other hand, bacteria, including Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), are capable of reducing selenite to red elemental Se that may serve as a safer Se source. Here, we examined how a diet of Se-enriched E. coli bacteria affected vital parameters and age-associated neurodegeneration in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans ( C...
April 20, 2024: Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)