Selenium and sulforaphane modify the expression of selenoenzymes in the human endothelial cell line EAhy926 and protect cells from oxidative damage

Leigh Campbell, Forbes Howie, John R Arthur, Fergus Nicol, Geoffrey Beckett

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Abstract

We examined the ability of sulforaphane and selenium to modify the expression of thioredoxin reductase (TR-1) and the glutathione peroxidases (GPX-1 and GPX-4) in EAhy926 cells. The effectiveness of these agents to protect cells against peroxidative damage was also assessed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-44
Number of pages7
JournalNutrition
Volume23
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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