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Selenium Deficiency Is Associated with Mortality Risk from COVID-19

2020; Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute; Volume: 12; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3390/nu12072098

2072-6643

Arash Moghaddam, Raban Heller, Qian Sun, Julian Seelig, Asan Cherkezov, Linda Seibert, Julian Hackler, Petra Seemann, Joachim Diegmann, Maximilian Pilz, Manuel Bachmann, Waldemar B. Minich, Lutz Schomburg,

Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity

SARS-CoV-2 infections underlie the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and are causative for a high death toll particularly among elderly subjects and those with comorbidities. Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element of high importance for human health and particularly for a well-balanced immune response. The mortality risk from a severe disease like sepsis or polytrauma is inversely related to Se status. We hypothesized that this relation also applies to COVID-19. Serum samples (