Selenium Supplementation Alleviates Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Regulating Expression of Th1/Th2 Cytokines

摘要

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element.Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are destructive inflammatory or anti-receptor autoimmune diseases characterized by reactivity to self-thyroid antigens.However,the effects of Se on the cytokines in AITD are still unclear.So we researched the role of Selenium (Se) and Th1/Th2 cytokine productions in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD).The data shown that high Se intake reduced the autoantibody titers and alleviated the