Selenium and human nervous system

Selenium plays various biological functions in the form of selenoprotein in human body. Brain is one of the most abundant organs of selenoprotein, which plays an important role in maintaining brain redox homeostasis, signal transduction pathway regulation and neuroimmune regulation. Yet, nano-selenium have attracted much attention for their high bioavailability and low toxicity. Nano-selenium are of great application potential in field of biomedical nervous system. Recently, investigation on selenoprotein and nano-selenium has gradually become a new hotspot for the important functions of selenium in human nervous system. In this article, we wish to review recent progresses and give a perspective.