Research Article

Selenium Supplementation Improved Cardiac Functions by Suppressing DNMT2-Mediated GPX1 Promoter DNA Methylation in AGE-Induced Heart Failure

Table 2

Selenium contents in blood and cardiac tissue.

GroupsSelenium (blood), mg/LSelenium (tissue), mg/kg wet tissue

Control
AGEs
AGEs + Se

Control: rats treated with control BSA; AGEs: rats treated with AGE-BSA; AGEs + Se: rats treated with AGE-BSA and then supplemented with sodium selenite (, significantly different compared with control, ; significantly different compared with AGEs, ).