Diphenyl diselenide protects against methylmercury-induced inhibition of thioredoxin reductase and glutathione peroxidase in human neuroblastoma cells: a comparison with ebselen

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1073-1081

  Meinerz, Daiane F ^a   Branco, Vasco ^b   Aschner, Michael ^c   Carvalho, Cristina ^b   Rocha, João Batista T ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diphenyl diselenide; Ebselen; glutathione peroxidase; methylmercury; neuroblastoma cells; thioredoxin reductase

Indexed keywords

DIPHENYL DISELENIDE; EBSELEN; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE 1; METHYLMERCURY; THIOREDOXIN REDUCTASE; ANTIOXIDANT; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; ORGANOSELENIUM DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MERCURIALISM; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEUROBLASTOMA; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; AZOLES; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; NEUROBLASTOMA; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; THIOREDOXIN-DISULFIDE REDUCTASE;

EID: 85017334905     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3458     Document Type: Article

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