THE IMPACT OF SELENIUM ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ANTIOXIDANT DEFENSE OF CHILDREN WITH DEEP-ROOTED GASTRODUODENI-TIS

Aiming at improving the results of treatment of children with chronic gastroduodenitis, 34 patients and 18 healthy children at the age of 10-16 were studied. The patients were divided into 2 groups. The first group received back-ground therapy. The second group ingested 90 mcg of selenium 3 times a day for 1,5-2 months along with convention-al treatments. Before the therapy the concentration of selenium was decreased to 91,8 % in comparison with the healthy children, the level of glutathione decreased to 29 % resulting from restored cut. The usage of selenium pro-motes the level recovery of selenium and increase of antioxidant defense.