About this Research Topic
The goal of this Research Topic is to assemble a collection of state-of-the-art articles pertaining to the influence of selenium and/or selenoproteins on brain development, function, and disease. We aim to have tentative abstracts from all willing participants by August 1st and complete manuscripts submitted by December 1st.
We are soliciting both Original Research and Review articles of high quality from respected authorities in the Selenium field. All topics should be brain-related in some regard. Specific topics can include, but are not limited to:
1) Roles of individual selenoproteins and/or Se-related proteins in brain
2) Influence of Se-deficiency and/or Se-toxicity on brain function
3) Human mutations and/or polymorphisms in selenoproteins and/or Se-related genes that impact brain function
4) Se levels and speciation in brain and/or CSF in the context of development, aging, and/or disease
5) Influence of Se/selenoproteins on thyroid metabolism in brain
6) Cell-type specific and/or regional influence of Se/selenoproteins in brain
7) Transport, metabolism, and retention of Se in brain
Topic Editor Lutz Schomburg holds shares in selenOmed GmbH, a company involved in selenium status assessment and supplementation. The rest of Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic.
Keywords: Selenium, Selenoprotein, Brain, Oxidative Stress, Neurodevelopment
Important Note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.