Association Between Serum Selenium Levels with Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Published in: Biological trace element research Vol. 172; no. 1; pp. 46 - 52
• Main Authors: Yu, Na, Fang Han, Xiaojun Lin, Chun Tang, Jinghua Ye, Xiaoyan Cai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.07.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: absorption; Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood; Asia; atomic absorption spectrometry; Atomic absorption spectrophotometry; Biochemistry; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; blood serum; Case-Control Studies; confidence interval; Correlation analysis; Europe; Humans; Life Sciences; Meta-analysis; naphthaleneacetic acid; neutron activation analysis; Nutrition; Oncology; races; Rheumatoid arthritis; Selenium; Selenium - blood; Spectral analysis; Spectrometry; spectrophotometers; Spectrophotometry; Asia; United States; Europe; Rheumatoid arthritis; Selenium; Meta-analysis

There are conflicting reports on the correlation between serum selenium (Se) levels with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Through a meta-analysis approach, the aim of the present study is to clarify the relationship between serum Se levels with RA. We searched literatures that met our predefined criteria...