Selenium Attenuates S. aureus-Induced Inflammation by Regulation TLR2 Signaling Pathway and NLRP3 Inflammasome in RAW 264.7 Macrophages.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of selenium (Se) on the expression of Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2 and pyrin domain-containing protein (NLRP)3 inflammasome in macrophages infected by Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). RAW 264.

Short Communication: Effects of Dietary Selenium Supplementation on Selenium Deposition and Antioxidant Status in Postpartum Mice.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary selenium during pregnancy on the selenium deposition and antioxidant enzymes in postpartum mouse serum, liver, and mammary gland. Eighty BALB/c pregnant mice were randomly divided into four groups: CG (Se-deficient basal diet, n = 20), LG (0.05 mg/kg Se-supplemented diet, n = 20), MG (0.

Selenium Plays an Anti-Inflammatory Role by Regulation NLRP3 Inflammasome in Staphylococcus aureus-Infected Mouse Mammary Gland.

Selenium is an essential micronutrient that plays an important role in immunity. However, the mechanism that Selenium modulates mastitis is not fully clear. In this experiment, we investigated whether selenium can inhibit the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome in a mouse model of Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis.

[Application of solidification technology in ecological protection of rural riverbank].

A self-developed binder was used for the solidification of construction refuse piles and whole soil matrix, and a technology of this solidification combining with grass-planting was adopted to ecologically protect the rural riverbanks at Tianshan Village of Shanghai. This technology and other ecological engineering techniques were also employed to reconstruct the ecological environment of a sewage pond at the Village. The results showed that the solidified piles had an anti-compression strength of up to 7.