The Claim

Oral administration of selenomethionine at a dose of 3 mg/kg reduces serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen, and malondialdehyde levels and improves histological kidney damage in mice with cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury, and these effects are correlated with increased renal glutathione peroxidase 4 levels.

Source: Selenomethionine as a dual-mechanism ferroptosis inhibitor: selenium-supply-driven GPX4 biosynthesis beyond transsulfuration and reductive-capacity-mediated ROS scavenging independent of GPX4 activity

What the research says

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In plain English

In mice with kidney injury caused by cisplatin, taking selenomethionine by mouth lowers levels of biomarkers associated with kidney damage and improves tissue appearance under a microscope, which is linked to higher levels of the enzyme GPX4 in the kidneys.

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Oral administration of selenomethionine (3 mg/kg) reduces markers of kidney injury (serum creatinine, BUN, MDA) and improves histological damage in mice with cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury, correlating with increased renal GPX4 levels.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Selenomethionine as a dual-mechanism ferroptosis inhibitor: selenium-supply-driven GPX4 biosynthesis beyond transsulfuration and reductive-capacity-mediated ROS scavenging independent of GPX4 activity

    Giving mice a selenium-containing compound called selenomethionine helped protect their kidneys from damage caused by a chemotherapy drug, by boosting a natural antioxidant enzyme and reducing harmful oxidative stress.

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