Alleviating effect of quercetin on cadmium-induced oxidative damage and apoptosis by activating the Nrf2-keap1 pathway in BRL-3A cells

• Main Authors: Jicang Wang (Author), Ke Wang (Author), Lulu Ding (Author), Pengli Zhao (Author), Cai Zhang (Author), Hongwei Wang (Author), Zijun Yang (Author), Zongping Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal extensively used in industrial and agricultural production. Among the main mechanisms of Cd-induced liver damage is oxidative stress. Quercetin (QE) is a natural antioxidant. Herein, the protective effect of QE on Cd-induced hepatocyte injury was investigated. BRL...