One, selenium has a very good anti-virus effect. China's famous food nutrition and safety authority expert Professor Chen Junshi said: "selenium is the only nutrient with a certain direct relationship with viral infections". In our country about 70% of liver disease patients have virus mutation phenomenon, and the body of the virus is difficult to completely eliminate. Clinical studies have found that if the human body is deficient in selenium, it will cause the virus to mutate and become more aggressive, thus aggravating and worsening the patient's condition. In selenium-enriched condition, virus mutation and replication will be inhibited, so selenium supplementation for patients with liver disease is beneficial to block virus mutation, control the condition, and prevent the aggravation of liver disease and recurrent episodes.
Selenium can regulate the body's immune function. The recurrence of liver disease patients is due to low immune function. Research shows that selenium is present in almost all immune cells in the human body, is a potent immunomodulator, adequate amount of selenium is necessary to maintain the normal immune system, which can not only effectively regulate the body's immune function, but also improve the symptoms of patients with liver disease, prevention and treatment of liver disease recurrence.
Three, selenium's antioxidant effect. Research shows that after the invasion of hepatitis B virus, the antioxidant capacity of the patient's body will decrease dramatically, and the harmful lipid peroxides increase rapidly in the body, causing damage to the liver. Selenium supplementation, on the other hand, can rapidly restore the antioxidant function of hepatitis B patients, helping the body to remove harmful lipid peroxides and protect the liver. When a disease-causing virus encounters a body with adequate selenium intake, it only causes mild tissue damage due to the body's high antioxidant function. On the other hand, when a selenium-deficient body is encountered, due to the low antioxidant capacity, it will cause severe tissue damage.
Four, selenium and liver fibrosis. Clinical experts have the following *** knowledge, treatment of chronic hepatitis, anti-virus at the same time, must be anti-hepatic fibrosis, blocking the occurrence and development of liver fibrosis, the prevention and treatment of cirrhosis is of great significance. Scientific research found that: selenium as an important component of the body antioxidant protection system, can block the body of harmful substances free radicals on the liver cell damage, thereby protecting hepatocytes, wither cells and hepatic astrocytes, patients with liver disease selenium supplementation can be achieved to block hepatic fibrosis, prevention of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma purpose.
Fifth, selenium is a liver cancer inhibitor. Selenium can reduce the mutagenicity of cancer-causing factors, effectively kill and inhibit cancer cells by interfering with energy metabolism in liver cells and inhibiting DNA and RNA and protein synthesis. Scientists will be human liver cells placed in a certain test environment culture, the results found that when the culture environment has selenium exists, it can inhibit the growth of liver cancer cells, and also make it to the normal direction of transformation.