Plasma Selenium Concentrations Are Sufficient and Associated with Protease Inhibitor Use in Treated HIV-Infected Adults [Nutrition and Disease]

Conclusions: Plasma selenium concentrations were within the normal range for the background population and were not associated with subclinical vascular disease in HIV-infected adults on contemporary ART. The association between current PI use and higher selenium may have implications for ART allocation, especially in resource-limited countries. Also, it appears that statin therapy may increase selenium concentrations; however, larger studies are necessary to confirm this finding. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01218802.

Source: Journal of Nutrition - October 1, 2015 Category: Nutrition Authors: Hileman, C. O., Dirajlal-Fargo, S., Lam, S. K., Kumar, J., Lacher, C., Combs, G. F., McComsey, G. A. Tags: Nutrition and Disease Source Type: research