Selenium alleviates mercury chloride-induced liver injury by regulating mitochondrial dynamics to inhibit the crosstalk between energy metabolism disorder and NF- κB/NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammation

In conclusion, our results suggested that Se inhibited energy metabolism disorder and inflammation by regulating mitochondrial dynamics, thereby alleviating HgCl2-induced liver injury in chickens. These results are expected to provide potential intervention and therapeutic targets for diseases caused by inorganic mercury poisoning.PMID:34837874 | DOI:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113018
Source: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Source Type: research