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The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats

Background: Zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) play a well-documented role in cancer prevention (e.g., for prostate cancer), and their combined supplementation is often given as a recommended prophylactic agent. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of Zn and/or Se supplementation on the andr...

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Autores principales: Daragó, Adam, Klimczak, Michał, Stragierowicz, Joanna, Stasikowska-Kanicka, Olga, Kilanowicz, Anna
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935838
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12010153
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author Daragó, Adam
Klimczak, Michał
Stragierowicz, Joanna
Stasikowska-Kanicka, Olga
Kilanowicz, Anna
author_facet Daragó, Adam
Klimczak, Michał
Stragierowicz, Joanna
Stasikowska-Kanicka, Olga
Kilanowicz, Anna
author_sort Daragó, Adam
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description Background: Zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) play a well-documented role in cancer prevention (e.g., for prostate cancer), and their combined supplementation is often given as a recommended prophylactic agent. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of Zn and/or Se supplementation on the androgen receptor (AR) in the prostate lobes and the serum selected hormone concentrations; a hitherto unresearched topic. Methods: Male rats (n = 84) were administered with Zn and/or Se intragastrically for up to 90 days. The effects of administration on the tested parameters were checked after 30 and 90 days of administration and additionally, 90 days after the end of 90 day administration. Results: Zn alone leads to an increase in serum testosterone concentrations, while the protein expression of AR in both parts of the prostate increases. Combined administration of Zn and Se eliminates the effect of Zn, which may suggest that these two elements act antagonistically. Se supplementation alone results in the same level of AR protein expression in administration and 90 days after administration periods. Conclusion: This paper presents the first report of the influence of Zn and/or Se supplementation on the protein expression of AR in the prostate. Our findings seem to indicate that simultaneous supplementation of both elements may be ineffective.
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spelling pubmed-70192302020-03-04 The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats Daragó, Adam Klimczak, Michał Stragierowicz, Joanna Stasikowska-Kanicka, Olga Kilanowicz, Anna Nutrients Article Background: Zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se) play a well-documented role in cancer prevention (e.g., for prostate cancer), and their combined supplementation is often given as a recommended prophylactic agent. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of Zn and/or Se supplementation on the androgen receptor (AR) in the prostate lobes and the serum selected hormone concentrations; a hitherto unresearched topic. Methods: Male rats (n = 84) were administered with Zn and/or Se intragastrically for up to 90 days. The effects of administration on the tested parameters were checked after 30 and 90 days of administration and additionally, 90 days after the end of 90 day administration. Results: Zn alone leads to an increase in serum testosterone concentrations, while the protein expression of AR in both parts of the prostate increases. Combined administration of Zn and Se eliminates the effect of Zn, which may suggest that these two elements act antagonistically. Se supplementation alone results in the same level of AR protein expression in administration and 90 days after administration periods. Conclusion: This paper presents the first report of the influence of Zn and/or Se supplementation on the protein expression of AR in the prostate. Our findings seem to indicate that simultaneous supplementation of both elements may be ineffective. MDPI 2020-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7019230/ /pubmed/31935838 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12010153 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Daragó, Adam
Klimczak, Michał
Stragierowicz, Joanna
Stasikowska-Kanicka, Olga
Kilanowicz, Anna
The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title_full The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title_fullStr The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title_full_unstemmed The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title_short The Effect of Zinc, Selenium, and Their Combined Supplementation on Androgen Receptor Protein Expression in the Prostate Lobes and Serum Steroid Hormone Concentrations of Wistar Rats
title_sort effect of zinc, selenium, and their combined supplementation on androgen receptor protein expression in the prostate lobes and serum steroid hormone concentrations of wistar rats
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7019230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31935838
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu12010153
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