Dietary selenium protect against redox-mediated immune suppression induced by methylmercury exposure

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2014, Pages 169-177

  Li, Xuan ^a   Yin, Daqiang ^a,b   Yin, Jiaoyang ^a   Chen, Qiqing ^a   Wang, Rui ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment Ministry of Education College of Environmental Science and Engineering Tongji University ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Immunotoxic effects; Methylmercury; Oxidative stress; Selenium

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; METHYLMERCURY; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SELENIUM; ANTIOXIDANT; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; PROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIPID PEROXIDATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REDUCTION; ANIMAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECTS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELL PROLIFERATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SELENIUM; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84907309851     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.07.023     Document Type: Article

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