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ArticleImmunologic research2025

The mechanism of p38 MAPK, NF-κB, and IL-6 in T-2 toxin and/or selenium deficiency induced spleen injury.

Xiang Xiao, Rongqi Xiang, Jiaxin Liu, Ziwei Guo, Haobiao Liu, Xue Lin, Miaoye Bao, Viscardi Angelo, Jing Han

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Xiang Xiao *Health Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4053-1706
Rongqi Xiang *Health Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0582-8926
Jiaxin LiuHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9335-6679
Ziwei GuoHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-840X
Haobiao LiuHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-6899
Xue LinHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4465-7007
Miaoye BaoHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2419-6151
Viscardi AngeloHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5210-5109
Jing HanHealth Science Center, Global Health Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 712000, China. bbbishop@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1460-0114

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872567
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Abstract

Both T-2 toxin and selenium (Se) cause immune impairment in the spleen, but the mechanism of their occurrence is not clear. In this experiment, the Se content of the spleen was tested by atomic fluorescence spectrometry after a 12-week intervention in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats, divided into normal, normal + T-2 toxin (10 ng/g), normal + T-2 toxin (100 ng/g), low Se, low Se + T-2 toxin (10 ng/g), and low Se + T-2 toxin (100 ng/g) groups. The pathological changes and fibrosis of spleen tissue were observed using hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and Masson staining, respectively. Mitogen-activated protein kinase p38 (p38 MAPK), phosphorylated protein-38 (P-p38 MAPK), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) expression levels in spleen tissues were analyzed by Western blotting (WB) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining. This study found that both Se deficiency and T-2 toxin induced inflammatory injury and fibrotic changes in rat spleen, but low selenium and low selenium combined with T-2 toxin intervention showed more intense splenic injury. Se deficiency combined with T-2 toxin intervention aggravated spleen injury, and the mechanism of occurrence involved an increase in the inflammatory injury in the spleen by elevating the expression levels of p38 MAPK, NF-κB, and IL-6 in rat spleen.

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Interleukin-6NF-kappa Bp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSeleniumSpleenT-2 ToxinAnimalsFibrosisMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyInterleukin-6NF-kappa Bp38 Mitogen-Activated Protein KinasesSeleniumT-2 ToxinIL-6NF-κBP38 MAPKSeleniumSpleen injuryT-2 toxin

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