Protective effects of functional Nano-Selenium supplementation on spleen injury through regulation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB protein expression

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Selenium (Se) is a trace element necessary for humans to maintain normal physiological activities, and Se deficiency may lead to splenic injury, while Se supplementation can alleviate splenic injury. However, the mechanism is unclear. In this study, we constructed a Se deficiency animal model by feeding Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats with low Se feed. Meanwhile, we observed the repairing effect of Se supplementation on splenic injury with two doses of novel nano-selenium (Nano-Se) supplement by gavage. We measured the Se content in the spleens of the rats by atomic fluorescence spectroscopy (AFS) method and combined the results of hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and Masson staining to observe the splenic injury, comprehensively evaluating the construction of the animal model of low selenium-induced splenic injury. We measured the mRNA and protein expression levels of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the spleen by Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), western blot (WB), and immunohistochemistry (IHC). We found that the Se deficiency group exhibited lower Se content, splenic fibrosis, and high expression of p38 MAPK, NF-κB, and IL-6 compared to the normal group. The Se supplement groups exhibited higher Se content, attenuated splenic injury, and down-regulated expression of p38 MAPK, NF-κB, and IL-6 relative to the Se deficiency group. This study suggests that Se deficiency leads to splenic injury in rats, and Se supplementation may attenuate splenic injury by inhibiting the expression of p38 MAPK, NF-κB and IL-6.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:130

Enthalten in:

International immunopharmacology - 130(2024) vom: 30. März, Seite 111574

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiang, Rongqi [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Xiang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiaxin [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Ziwei [VerfasserIn]
He, Huifang [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xining [VerfasserIn]
Wen, Xinyue [VerfasserIn]
Angelo, Viscardi [VerfasserIn]
Han, Jing [VerfasserIn]

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EC 2.7.11.24
H6241UJ22B
Interleukin-6
Journal Article
Low Se nutrition
NF-κB
NF-kappa B
Nano-Se supplementation intervention
P38 MAPK
P38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
Selenium
Spleen injury

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 25.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111574

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NLM368575217