Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of selenide chitosan sulfate (Se-CTS-S) on glutathione (GSH) system in hepatocytes and chickens. Chitosan, sodium selenite (Na(2)SeO(3)), selenide chitosan, chitosan sulfate (CTS-S), and Se-CTS-S were added to the culture medium and the basal diets; glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity, GSH content, total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), and mRNA levels of cellular GPx (GPx-1) and phospholipid hydroperoxide GPx (GPx-4) in vivo and in vitro were determined. The results showed that Se-CTS-S increased (P < 0.05) GPx-1 and GPx-4 mRNA levels in hepatocytes and livers, and GSH-Px activity, GSH content, and T-AOC in the medium, hepatocytes, plasma, and livers compared with the control and chitosan treatments. Compared with CTS-S, Se-CTS-S treatments increased (P < 0.05) GPx-1 and GPx-4 mRNA levels in hepatocytes and livers, and GSH-Px activity, GSH content, and T-AOC capacity in the medium, hepatocytes, and livers. Compared with Na(2)SeO(3) and CTS-Se, Se-CTS-S increased (P < 0.05) GPx-1 mRNA levels in hepatocytes and livers, GPx-4 mRNA levels in hepatocytes and livers, GSH-Px activity in the medium, hepatocytes, and livers, GSH contents in plasma and livers, and T-AOC in the medium, plasma, and livers. Thus, Se-CTS-S showed better biological activity that mainly benefited from the synergistic effects of Se and sulfate on GSH system.