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Selenium has both nutritional function and toxicity according to its concentration and species. To counteract the toxicity of selenium, scutellarin was investigated. Wistar rats were supplemented with 40 µg Se/kg/d as sodium selenite, 40 µg Se/kg/d with 20 mg/kg/d scutellarin, and 20 mg/kg/d scutellarin, respectively, for 15 d. The mRNA levels and activities of glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and thioredoxin reductase (TR), and the malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were measured. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were detected by chemiluminescence assay, and tissue conformation was investigated by histological study. The results showed significant decreases of mRNA levels and activities of GSH-Px and TR and a significant increase of MDA content in livers of the Se-treated rats (p<0.05, compared with the control). Supplementation of scutellarin to the Se-treated group significantly inhibited the decreases of mRNA levels and activities, and the increase of MDA content (p<0.05, compared with the Setreated group). Meanwhile, scutellarin-scavenged ROS generated in the mixture of sodium selenite, reduced glutathione, and oxygen. Liver injury was displayed in slices exposed to selenium at the present dose. The groups treated with both selenium and scutellarin or only scutellarin did not show significant tissue damage. Thus, scutellarin had an antagonistic effect against the toxicity of selenium.
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Abdalla Eltayeb, A., Liu, Q., Gan, L. et al. Antagonistic effect of scutellarin on the toxicity of selenium in rat livers. Biol Trace Elem Res 98, 253–264 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1385/BTER:98:3:253
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