Selenium status and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors in two po...

• Author(s): Viegas-Crespo, Ana Maria ; Pavão, Maria Leonor ; Santos, Maria Cristina ; Raposo, Aires ; Nève, Jean
• Date: 1998
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/2781
• Origin: Repositório da Universidade dos Açores
• Subject(s): Selenium
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

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Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on the Uses of Selenium and Tellurium : 10 - 12 May 1998, Scottsdale (Arizona), USA. Seleniurn forms part of the active site of glutathione peroxidase enzymes which preveut lipid peroxidation in mammals and take pah in tlie direct protection of endothelial cells against reactive oxiygen species that have been implicated in atherogenesis; moreover these enzymes are involved in the biosynthesis of arachidonic acid derivatives platelets and in the regulation of lipoprotein cholesterol metabolisrn (1-4). To provide further insight into the possible role of selenium in cardiovascular disease, we investigated the assotiation between selenium status and generally accepted cardiovascular risk factors in two populations living in rural and fishing comrnunities of Rabo de Peixe - S. Miguel Island ofthe Azores Archipelago. (Introduction)