{"id":2798,"date":"2022-08-28T06:15:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-28T06:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/?p=2798"},"modified":"2022-09-02T08:54:44","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T08:54:44","slug":"selenium-supplementation-and-telomere-shortening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seleniumfacts.com\/index.php\/selenium-supplementation-and-telomere-shortening","title":{"rendered":"Selenium and Coenzyme Q10 Slow Down Telomere Shortening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anti-aging effects. Longevity.\u00a0 Telomere length<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Daily supplementation of senior citizens with selenium and Coenzyme Q10 for 42 months slowed down telomere shortening and reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular disease [Opstad 2022]. The two substances in combination — selenium and Coenzyme Q10 — may be the key to slowing down biological ageing.
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What Are Telomeres? Why Are They Important?<\/h5>\n
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The latest sub-study of the KiSel-10 Study data shows that combined selenium and CoQ10 supplementation not only reduces the risk of death from heart disease but also has anti-ageing properties. Pictured here: Professor Urban Alehagen.
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Telomeres are the segments of DNA sequences that protect the ends of chromosomes from becoming frayed or tangled. Every time a cell divides, the telomeres become a little bit shorter. When, with increasing age, the telomeres become too short, the cell cannot divide successfully, and the cell dies [National Human Genome Research Institute 2022].<\/p>\n

Eventually, the wearing down and the shortening of the telomeres over time results in critically short telomeres. Shortened telomeres are associated with ageing and cardiovascular disease [Opstad 2022].<\/p>\n

Accordingly, Prof. Urban Alehagen and a team of researchers conducted a re-analysis of the blood samples from the KiSel-10 Study<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Specifically, they wanted to know what the effect of long-term supplementation of elderly citizens with 200 mcg\/day of selenium and 200 mg\/day of Coenzyme Q10 would be on leukocyte telomere length. Their basic assumption was that leukocyte telomere length would be similar to telomere length in other cells [Opstad 2022].<\/p>\n

Note<\/em>: Leukocytes = white blood cells.<\/p>\n

Effect of Selenium and CoQ10 Supplementation on Telomere Length?<\/h5>\n

At baseline, the researchers did not see any significant difference between the active treatment group and the placebo group in terms of leukocyte telomere length [Opstad 2022].<\/p>\n

After 42 months of combined supplementation with selenium and Coenzyme Q10, however, the researchers did see significant differences in the leukocyte telomere length<\/strong><\/em><\/a> [Opstad 2022]:<\/p>\n