Author/s—Year | Study Design | Population | Intervention | Analyzed Results | Results and Main Conclusions | |
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Neek et al., 2011 [18] | Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized | 16 ♂ road cyclists Pb n = 8 ♂ cyclists 66.1 ± 4.2 Kg; 176.8 ± 8.0 cm; BMI 21.1 ± 4.4 Kg/m2 SeG n = 8 ♂ cyclists 61.6 ± 4.7 Kg; 177.7 ± 4.2 cm; BMI 20.5 ± 1.2 Kg/m2 |
Supplementation: 200 μg de Selenium (sodium selenite) once per day * 4-week period PhA: cycling exhaustive exercise 4-week |
Pre-PhA vs. Post-PhA | SeG vs. PbG | |
Tt | ↑* SeG ↑* PbG | ↔ Tt | ||||
Tf | ↑* SeG ↑* PbG | ↔ Tf | ||||
[La] | ↑* SeG ↑* PbG | ↔ [La] | ||||
Margaritis et al., 1997 [13] | Placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized | 24 ♂ healthy subjects 22.9 ± 2.2 y; 68.0 ± 8.7 Kg; 178.1 ± 6.6 cm; Body fat 11.2 ± 4.9 % PbG n = 12 ♂ 22.5 ± 2.0 y; 67.3 ± 7.0 Kg; 177.4 ± 7.0 cm; Body fat 10.1 ± 4.0% SeG n = 12 ♂ 23.3 ± 2.4 y; 68.8 ± 10.4 kg; 178.8 ± 6.4 cm; Body fat 12.6 ± 4.9 % |
Supplementation: 180 μg Se (Seleniomethionine) once per day * 10-week period PhA: 10-wk endurance training program, 3 sessions per week |
Pre-PhA vs. Post-PhA | SeG vs. PbG | |
[Se] | ↑*[Se] SeG ↓[Se] PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
GPx plasma | ↑*SeG ↑PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
GPx muscle | ↓ SeG ↓ PbG | † SeG vs. PbG | ||||
Vitamin E | ↓ SeG ↑PbG | † SeG vs. PbG | ||||
CK | ↓ SeG ↓PbG | † SeG vs. PbG | ||||
Cyt Ox | ↑ SeG ↑PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
SDH | ↑ SeG ↑ PbG | † SeG vs. PbG | ||||
MHC I | ↑SeG ↑PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
MHC II | ↓SeG ↓PbG | † SeG vs. PbG | ||||
MHC I - MHC II co-expressed | ↑SeG ↑PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
VO2max | ↑*SeG ↑*PbG | # SeG vs. PbG | ||||
VO2total | ↑*SeG ↑*PbG | # SeG vs. PbG |