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Table 3 Pathways affected by selenium

From: Sodium selenite preserves rBM-MSCs’ stemness, differentiation potential, and immunophenotype and protects them against oxidative stress via activation of the Nrf2 signaling pathway

Type of Cells

Signaling pathway

Effects of selenium

Ref

hMSCs

JNK/FOXO3 pathway

Increased JNK and FOXO3a expression

[62]

AF-MSCs

AKT-ERK1/2

Smad2

Stat3

Increased p-AKT,p-ERK,p-Smad2,and TGF-β expression

[1]

MSCs

ERK

Suppressed the activation of ERK induced by H2O2

[63]

osteosarcoma

p53/ATM/FOXO3a

Activation of p53

[64]

SSC

P21-mediated P53

-An increased abundance of P53, P21, P27 and BAX

-Promote the proliferation by inhibiting ROS production

[65]

MSCs

BMP

Activation of the Smad-dependent BMP pathway, up-regulation of p-Smad1/5 protein, and down-regulation of PPARγ

[66]

3T3-L1

PI3K/Akt

ERK

Activated the expression of the PI3K/Akt, as well as ERK

[67]

NPC

JNK/P38 MAPK, Akt

Blocks the activation of JNK/P38 MAPK, and Akt survival protein

[68]

CSCs

Nrf2

Wnt/β-catenin

Notch

Suppression of β-catenin signaling

[69]

ATSCs

c-Jun

Akt

Inhibition of reactive oxygen species-mediated phospho-stress-activated protein kinase/c-Jun N-terminal protein kinase activation-activation of Akt-downregulated p53 and p21

[70]

TM3

ROS/JNK /c-jun

Protective effects of Selenium against cadmium-induced apoptosis, through inhibition of both the ROS/JNK/ c-jun

[71]

Chicken’s kidney

PI3K/AKT/Bcl-2

protective effects of Selenium against cadmium-induced apoptosis, through activating the PI3K/AKT/Bcl-2

[72]

KBD patients

ERK

Stimulates the phosphorylation of the ERK signaling pathway

[73]

BALB/c murine macrophage cells

p38 MAPK

NF-κB

Inhibiting the p38 MAPK pathway

[74]