Varied doses and chemical forms of selenium supplementation differentially affect mouse intestinal physiology

Se) supplementation improved mouse intestinal physiology compared with adequate Se supplementation. Varied doses of Se supplementation differentially perturbed the fecal metabolic profiles of and jejunal protein expression in mice. Further, both forms of dietary Se supplementation, i.e., sodium selenite and selenomethionine, showed similar effects on the gut barrier and intestinal immune homeostasis but differentially affected fecal metabolites, such as neurosubstances and immunomodulators, and induced significant proteomic variations in various pathways, including the xenobiotic detoxification pathway and glutathione metabolism. Our results indicate that the doses and chemical forms of Se should be considered when developing dietary nutritional supplements for gut health.