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Circulatory shock and its treatment have been compared to a whole-body ischemia and reperfusion with activation of oxygen-derived free radicals. A pilot study had suggested a selenium redistribution in this context. To verify this hypothesis, an experimental study was designed. Temporary occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery was performed in 18 male adult Wistar rats using clamping for 0, 10, and 20 min. Hemodynamic and biochemical data were assessed before clamping and 20 min after release of the mesenteric blood flow. After release, mean arterial pressure decreased, plasma lactate increased, and erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase decreased. Plasma and erythrocyte selenium did not change; however, a slight decrease in plasma selenium was observed when related to hematocrit (to take into account the fluid balance). Erythrocyte-reduced glutathione did not change. In contrast, liver and kidney selenium increased, whereas reduced glutathione decreased in kidney, but not in liver after 20 min of clamping as compared to the sham-operated group. These results suggest that, after temporary intestinal ischemia, the changes in selenium and reduced glutathione observed in blood and tissues, like liver or kidney, could be related to a redistribution pattern in selenium metabolism during shock injury.
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Bauer, P., Belleville-Nabet, F., Watelet, F. et al. Selenium, oxygen-derived free radicals, and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Biol Trace Elem Res 47, 157–163 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02790113
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