COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SELENIUM AND USE OF SAME FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE OR CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION

The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium (e.g., selenium enriched yeast) and methods of using the same to treat and inhibit obesity, diabetes and related conditions. In particular, the present application provides compositions comprising selenium enriched yeast (e.g., sele...

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Main Authors CASEY EGAN, STEFAN KWIATKOWSKI, LEWIS COLLEN JACKSON, RIJIN XIAO, RONAN POWER, ZI-JIAN LAN, ALEXANDER YIANNIKOURIS
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 29.03.2017
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Summary:The present application relates to compositions comprising selenium (e.g., selenium enriched yeast) and methods of using the same to treat and inhibit obesity, diabetes and related conditions. In particular, the present application provides compositions comprising selenium enriched yeast (e.g., selenium enriched yeast comprising 2% or less inorganic selenium), and methods of using the same to enhance mitochondrial activity and function (e.g., in skeletal muscle and liver) in a subject (e.g., as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment for diabetes, obesity and related conditions).
Bibliography:Application Number: ZA20150006759